UK watchdog investigates mega takeover with Paramount and Warner Bros

英国监管机构调查派拉蒙和华纳兄弟的巨型收购案

World Business Report

2026-06-10

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The UK competition watchdog started the investigation into Paramount Skydance's $110bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery. We ask the former CMA director how will it affect the deal? Also, why is Switzerland going to restrict the number of the population in the country? And we look into one of the most successful IPO - SpaceX.
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  • The Warner Brothers' Paramount deal is under the spotlight amid some opposition from Hollywood.

  • I'm personally against the merger.

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  • Yes, British regulators are looking at that Paramount deal.

  • Meanwhile, the Swiss are set to vote on whether to cap the size of their population to limit migration.

  • And we'll look ahead to SpaceX's mega stock market offering later this week.