About this episode

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to discuss the antitrust lawsuit against the Paramount–WBD merger and its implications for David Ellison and Paramount's legal team.

Eriq Gardner joins Peter to get into the legal weeds of the antitrust lawsuit targeting the Paramount–WBD merger. Eriq breaks down how the Democratic attorneys general are aiming to delay the process, hoping that a drawn-out fight will squeeze David Ellison and Paramount’s legal team on both political and financial fronts. 

People in this episode

Host: Peter

Guest: Eriq Gardner

Topics covered

• antitrust lawsuit
• Paramount merger
• legal analysis
• political strategy
• financial implications

Keywords

• antitrust
• Paramount
• WBD
• David Ellison
• lawsuit
• legal analysis
• Democratic attorneys general

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Organizations: Paramount, WBD, David Ellison, Democratic attorneys general

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