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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•13 Aug '26•Via Cord Cutters News

Leading CA Democratic Candidate Urges Settlement in Paramount-WBD Antitrust Case

Xavier Becerra, the leading Democratic candidate for California governor, said a negotiated settlement would be the preferable outcome for the multistate antitrust lawsuit seeking to block the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The suit, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta with 11 other states, challenges a roughly $110–$111 billion combination on federal antitrust grounds and is scheduled for trial in early March 2027. Federal antitrust authorities and some international regulators previously cleared the deal, but the state-led litigation has delayed closing; the companies agreed not to consummate the transaction until five days after a final merits determination or June 1, 2027. Daily fees and a potential termination fee of about $7 billion raise stakes for the firms, while Paramount has warned it may relocate operations if delays persist.

•Xavier Becerra said a negotiated settlement would be preferable to a full trial in the multistate antitrust lawsuit over the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
•The lawsuit was filed in mid-July by California Attorney General Rob Bonta alongside counterparts from 11 other states, challenging a roughly $110 billion to $111 billion merger on federal antitrust grounds.
•A trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is scheduled to begin in early March 2027 and is expected to last approximately two weeks.

Entities:Warner Bros. Discovery Writers Guild of America West Bloomberg POLITICO

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FACT · 5/54 Aug '26· Via Adweek

Teads Sues Google Over Ongoing Ad Auction Abuses

Teads filed an 85‑page antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging Google/Alphabet maintained anti-competitive ad‑tech practices after promising reforms. The complaint accuses Google of tying Google Ads to AdX, preserving auction mechanics such as Last Look/First Look and a bid‑rigging scheme dubbed 'Project Bernanke,' and asserts those practices deprived rival exchanges of scale — roughly 6.88 trillion impressions from 2017–2023 (methodology not disclosed). Teads seeks treble, punitive and other restitutionary damages, warned of investor risk ahead of Q2 results, and notes it still maintains commercial ties with Google. The filing follows a federal ruling in the Eastern District of Virginia finding Google liable for monopolising the open‑web display exchange market, joins suits by other SSPs, and comes amid EU and UK regulatory scrutiny; Google calls the claims meritless and has moved to dismiss.

•Teads filed an 85-page antitrust lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging Google/Alphabet maintained anti-competitive ad-tech practices.
•The complaint alleges tying Google Ads to AdX, preserving auction mechanics (Last Look/First Look) and 'Project Bernanke,' and claims these actions cost rival exchanges about 6.88 trillion impressions (2017–2023; methodology not disclosed).
•Teads seeks treble, punitive and other restitutionary damages and warned of investor risk ahead of Q2 results; Google called the allegations meritless and has moved to dismiss.

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