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This week’s entertainment news features legal and cultural highlights. Paramount challenges California’s legal arguments, seeking protection in the Warner Bros. merger. Meanwhile, the DOJ expands its inquiry into Fox’s significant Roku deal, potentially shifting the TV landscape by making the combined entity a major player in streaming.

In a significant move, Cinema United has called on California’s Attorney General and Paramount to settle a lawsuit seeking to block a $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. This development follows support for the merger from the top U.S. theater chains, marking a significant pivot in industry dynamics.

Cinema United, a theater trade organization, has urged California’s Attorney General and Paramount to resolve a lawsuit blocking a $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery, following support from AMC, Regal, and Cinemark.