Paramount Skydance meets with DOJ about WBD deal, allows critics to listen in on talks: sources

The article says opposition to the Paramount deal is publicly framed around fewer jobs and less competition, but people close to Paramount believe the real resistance is political. The key issue is whether the combination can overcome antitrust and political scrutiny, rather than any operational or financial update.

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The article says opposition to the Paramount deal is publicly framed around fewer jobs and less competition, but people close to Paramount believe the real resistance is political. The key issue is whether the combination can overcome antitrust and political scrutiny, rather than any operational or financial update.