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California regulators approve $34.5-billion Charter-Cox merger

14 August 2026 at 03:07

More than 6 million customers in California will have Spectrum service.

© Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA - August 10, 2026 : A man walks by the Spectrum Store on Hollywood Blvd. as Charter Communications (owner of the Spectrum internet, TV and phone service) is poised to buy Cox Communications in a $34.5-billion deal on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

British authorities approve Paramount's Warner Bros. deal

6 August 2026 at 15:50

Paramount now has clearances from around the world, but David Ellison's company still faces an antitrust trial in California in its battle with state attorneys general

© Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times

Hollywood, CA - June 05: Paramount Pictures studio lot at 5555 Melrose Ave. on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 in Hollywood, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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