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The UK's Competition and Markets Authority decided not to refer the potential merger between Paramount Global (PARA) and Warner Bros.
Discovery (WBD) to a Phase 2 investigation, clearing the initial regulatory gate in Britain for the proposed deal.
The CMA's Phase 1 decision means the authority concluded the combination warranted no deeper examination under UK competition rules. What remains is the fuller transaction process.
What the CMA decision covers A Phase 2 referral in the CMA's framework triggers a more intensive, independent review. By clearing Phase 1, the authority signaled no competition concern in Britain rose to that threshold.
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