Paramount Skydance Settles with Twelve US States Over Warner Bros. Acquisition After Relocation Threats

Paramount Skydance reached an amicable agreement with twelve US states, including California, in connection with its acquisition of Warner Bros. The entertainment group had threatened to relocate its studios to Texas or Tennessee, according to Isabelle Chaperon, a columnist in Le Monde's Economy section. The settlement resolves a dispute tied to the takeover, with the relocation threat serving as leverage in negotiations. The columnist frames the outcome as evidence that corporate blackmail over delocalization remains effective, asking whether it was a bluff or not. The deal was reported by Le Monde on September 22, 2026.