The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has formally approved the roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount Skydance. The regulator said the deal will not raise competition concerns in the United Kingdom. The transaction was announced in February 2026. Since then, it has received approval from the US Department of Justice, the European Commission and shareholders. After closing, the combined company is expected to have around 207 million streaming subscribers. CryptoBriefing, the outlet that reported the approval, also highlighted the Web3 angle. According to the report, the deal involves digital content distribution infrastructure and is technically linked to content ownership, creator royalties and decentralized distribution, all topics central to Web3. That connection makes the merger relevant to the crypto and blockchain community even though the CMA's decision was confined to competition issues. The approval is the latest in a string of regulatory clearances for a media transaction spanning the US, Europe and the UK.

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