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Paramount Skydance has reached an agreement with a group of twelve state prosecutors who had previously filed a lawsuit challenging the company's merger with Warner Bros over competition concerns. The weekend deal successfully unblocks the merger operation, allowing the companies to move forward with the combination.

The resolution removes a significant legal hurdle involving state-level antitrust challenges. The twelve prosecutors had initially sought to halt the transaction based on potential market competition issues.