加利福尼亚州一名法官周三正式批准了派拉蒙天空舞与加利福尼亚州及其他州达成的和解协议，这是完成其对华纳兄弟探索1100亿美元收购所需的最后障碍。
A California judge on Wednesday formally approved Paramount Skydance’s settlement with California and other states, the final hurdle required for it to close its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros.
这项震撼性的合并将把哥伦比亚广播公司新闻和有线电视新闻网、HBO Max和派拉蒙+以及历史悠久的电影制片厂华纳兄弟和派拉蒙影业汇聚在一起。
Discovery. The seismic merger will bring together the likes of CBS News and CNN, HBO Max and Paramount+ and storied film studios Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.
在该交易获得美国司法部、欧盟委员会和全球数十个国家批准后，却因加利福尼亚州民主党籍检察长罗布·邦塔牵头的诉讼而受阻。
After the deal was approved by the U.S. Justice Department, the European Commission and dozens of other countries worldwide, it was held back by a lawsuit led by California’s democratic attorney general Rob Bonta.
邦塔和其他州检察长担心，如果交易完成，将减少竞争并可能危及有线电视新闻网的新闻独立性。
Bonta and other state attorneys general worried that the deal, if completed, would reduce competition and potential imperil the journalistic independence of CNN.
由大卫·埃利森领导的派拉蒙天空舞于9月21日与各州达成协议，该协议将要求合并后的公司每年至少发行30部影片，并设立编辑委员会监督有线电视新闻网和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻。
Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, reached a deal with the states on Sept. 21, which will require the combined company to release at least 30 films a year and set up an editorial board to oversee both CNN and CBS News.
合并后的公司还将在美国电影制作和工人培训方面投资超过10亿美元。这些公司未立即回应置评请求。
The merged company will also invest more than $1 billion in U.S. film production and worker training. The companies did not immediately respond to a request for comment.