Paramount Weighs Some Concessions in Bid to Finalize Warner Bros. Merger NYT - Business By: David McCabeοΌ Laurel RosenhallοΌ Benjamin Mullin and Shawn Hubler 19 September 2026 at 02:33 Seeking to settle a lawsuit with 12 states, Paramount has discussed measures to protect the editorial independence of CNN and the divestiture of Comedy Central. Β© Mark Abramson for The New York TimesThe Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California.