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Paramount Making Deals To Theaters For 30 Films A Year Post WBD Acquisition; Cinema United Still Anti-Merger - Deadline
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Anthony D'Alessandro
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Paramount is negotiating with major theater chains to guarantee the release of 30 films annually as part of its strategy to navigate antitrust scrutiny regarding a potential Warner Bros. merger. The move aims to appease regulators concerned about market consolidation.
When it comes to Paramount‘s legal wrestling with 12 state attorneys general’s antitrust case over the Melrose lot’s possible merger with Warner Bros, the key is to divide and conquer with exhibition. Deadline knows that Paramount has made a written commitment to at least one of the top two circuits specifically Regal, for 30 films [...]
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