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California regulators approve $34.5-billion Charter-Cox merger

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)
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British authorities approve Paramount's Warner Bros. deal

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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