2026年9月21日 美国东部时间13:49 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
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更新于：2026年9月21日 / 美国东部时间下午2:58 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
美国多州联合与派拉蒙天舞达成一项协议，以解决这家传媒娱乐巨头以1100亿美元收购华纳兄弟探索公司所引发的反垄断担忧。
这项与由12个州总检察长组成的联盟达成的协议，为作为哥伦比亚广播公司新闻母公司的派拉蒙完成对华纳兄弟探索公司的收购扫清了道路。
“这项和解并非对此次合并的支持投票，”加州总检察长罗布·邦塔在周一宣布该协议的新闻发布会上表示。
和解条件
邦塔称，该协议包含派拉蒙对国内电影制作投入资金的承诺。根据拟议的同意令，该公司将在五年内每年额外投入3亿美元用于国内影视制作，总新增投资达15亿美元。
派拉蒙还承诺，合并后的头两年每年制作30部电影，随后三年每年制作32部电影。根据协议，头两年每年至少有20部电影为大范围上映影片，后三年每年至少21部。同意令中明确，大范围上映影片指的是在至少2000块影院银幕发行的电影。
文件显示，如果派拉蒙未能达到这些要求，将被要求出售米拉麦克斯电影工作室。每未达到年度上映目标一部，该公司必须支付3000万美元罚款，其中一半将注入为电影制作工会服务的医疗和退休基金。剩余部分将分给美国电影电视基金会以及全国州总检察长协会基金。
该协议还禁止派拉蒙在至少五年内出售或关闭位于洛杉矶都会区的派拉蒙和华纳兄弟制片厂。
邦塔表示，派拉蒙还同意成立一个独立委员会，“确保哥伦比亚广播公司新闻和美国有线电视新闻网的报道保持独立、客观、基于事实”。
此外，合并后的公司必须承诺在五年内，就派拉蒙和华纳兄弟旗下的基本有线电视频道的分销进行单独谈判。
根据和解协议，将由一个由五个州组成的委员会监督并执行派拉蒙对反垄断协议条款的遵守情况。
美国司法部、联邦通信委员会以及数十个国家的监管机构已经批准了这笔交易。
“如今双方的担忧都已得到解决，我们完全获得了合并批准，可以推进收尾工作，”派拉蒙首席执行官大卫·埃利森在周一和解协议宣布后的一份声明中说道。“完成这笔交易仍有后续工作要做，但我们很高兴能将这两家标志性公司合并，这将为我们的创意人员、制作团队和全公司员工带来更多机遇，也将为全球观众带来更多优质娱乐内容。”
派拉蒙今年早些时候敲定了收购华纳兄弟的协议。但以邦塔为首的州检察官于7月提起诉讼，试图阻止这笔交易，称合并将削弱电影行业的竞争，并导致消费者支付更高价格。
美国编剧工会也在美国地区法院提起诉讼，阻止合并，辩称此举将损害编剧行业的竞争，并导致该行业就业岗位减少。
派拉蒙驳斥了收购华纳兄弟会削弱竞争的指控。
交易将整合众多知名品牌
在周一达成协议之前，美国北加利福尼亚州地区法院已将2027年3月的庭审排期，用于审理各州对此次合并的法律质疑。
作为哥伦比亚广播公司新闻母公司的派拉蒙拥有派拉蒙制片厂和包括喜剧中心、尼克国际儿童频道在内的有线电视网络，以及派拉蒙+流媒体平台。
华纳兄弟电影制片厂曾出品《哈利·波特》和《指环王》系列等票房爆款，该公司还拥有包括美国有线电视新闻网、HBO Max、特纳经典电影频道和特纳电视网在内的有线电视网络。
邦塔宣布达成协议后，派拉蒙的股价基本持平，为10.15美元，而华纳兄弟的股价上涨11%，至30.80美元。
编辑：艾米·皮奇
Paramount Skydance reaches antitrust deal with states over Warner Bros. Discovery purchase
2026-09-21 13:49 EDT / CBS News
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Updated on: September 21, 2026 / 2:58 PM EDT / CBS News
A group of U.S. states has reached a deal with Paramount Skydance that addresses antitrust concerns over the media and entertainment company’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
The deal with a coalition of 12 state attorneys general clears the way for Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, to complete its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.
“This settlement is not a vote of support for this merger,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta at a press conference on Monday to announce the agreement.
Settlement conditions
The agreement includes pledges from Paramount to invest in domestic film production, Bonta said. The company will invest an additional $300 million per year in domestic production over five years, for a total of $1.5 billion in new investment, according to the proposed consent decree.
Paramount also pledged to produce 30 films in each of the first two years after the merger, and then 32 films a year for the following three years. Under the deal, at least 20 of the films must be wide-release movies in the first two years, and 21 must be wide-release films in the following three years. Wide-release films are those that are distributed to at least 2,000 movie theater screens, according to the consent decree.
If Paramount fails to meet those requirements, it will be required to sell the Miramax film studio, the document states. For each film the company falls short of its annual release commitment, it must make a $30 million payment, with half going to the healthcare and retirement funds serving movie production unions. The rest would be divided between the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the National Association of Attorneys General Fund.
The agreement also bars Paramount from selling or closing the Paramount or Warner Bros. studio lots in the Los Angeles metropolitan area for at least five years.
Paramount has also agreed to establish an independent board to “ensure independent, objective fact-based reporting at CBS News and CNN,” Bonta said.
Additionally, the merged company must commit to separate negotiations for the distribution of basic cable channels owned by Paramount and Warner Bros. for a period of five years.
Under the settlement, a committee of five states will monitor and enforce Paramount’s compliance with the terms of the antitrust agreement.
The Department of Justice, Federal Communications Commission, and regulators in dozens of countries have already approved the deal.
“With both groups’ concerns now addressed, we have complete clearance for this merger and can move toward closing,” Paramount CEO David Ellison said in a statement on Monday, after the settlement announcement. “There’s still work ahead to get this deal across the finish line, but we’re excited to bring these two iconic companies together, as it means more opportunity for our creatives, production crews and employees across the business, and more great entertainment for audiences everywhere.”
Paramount clinched a deal for Warner Bros. earlier this year. But state prosecutors, led by Bonta, filed a lawsuit in July to block the transaction, alleging the merger would weaken competition in the movie industry and lead to higher prices for consumers.
The Writers Guild of America also filed suit in U.S. district court to block the merger, arguing that it would harm competition for writers and eliminate jobs in the industry.
Paramount has rejected allegations that buying Warner Bros. would reduce competition.
Deal unites major brands
Before Monday’s agreement, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California had scheduled a March 2027 trial to consider the states’ legal challenge to the merger.
Paramount, the parent company of CBS News, owns the Paramount studios and cable networks, including Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, as well as the Paramount+ streaming platform.
Warner Bros.’ movie studio has produced box-office hits such as the “Harry Potter” and “Lord of the Rings” franchises, and the company also owns cable networks including CNN, HBO Max, TBS and TNT.
Paramount’s stock price was largely flat at $10.15 after Bonta’s announcement, while Warner Bros. shares rose 11% to $30.80.
Edited by Aimee Picchi
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