Market Chatter: Paramount Skydance Faces Competing Demands From States in Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition

04:36 AM EDT, 09/21/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) potential deal to clear a hurdle in its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) with state attorneys general is being challenged by divisions among the states, CNN reported Sunday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. While California is close to finalizing a deal, New York is insisting on more generous terms for workers, Connecticut wants to maintain editorial independence for CNN and CBS News, and two other states are also opposed to the settlement terms, the report said. Paramount Skydance did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment. (Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)