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华盛顿，3月18日（路透社） – 美国司法部反垄断部门负责人在周三接受路透社采访时表示，派拉蒙斯凯丹斯对华纳兄弟探索频道的收购提议“绝对不会”因政治因素而获得快速审批通道。
“认为执法工作被政治化的说法是荒谬的，”代理助理司法部长奥米德·阿塞菲（Omeed Assefi）表示，他拒绝对正在进行的调查置评。
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消息公布后，华纳兄弟股价短暂扩大跌幅，周三下午交易下跌0.7%。派拉蒙股价跌幅收窄至1.7%。
分析师认为，派拉蒙在美国获得监管批准的道路相对更顺畅，部分原因是其拥有政治关联。派拉蒙首席执行官大卫·埃里森（David Ellison）的父亲、亿万富翁甲骨文联合创始人拉里·埃里森（Larry Ellison）与总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）建立了密切关系。
“绝对不是，”当被问及派拉蒙是否因政治因素而在交易审查中获得更便捷通道时，阿塞菲回应称。
“我认为就连泰德·萨兰多斯（Ted Sarandos）也非常明确地表示，在我们的审查下，他们得到了非常开放、公平且彻底的审查，”阿塞菲提到网飞（Netflix）首席执行官时说道。
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网飞对华纳兄弟工作室和流媒体资产的竞争性收购提议曾受到司法部审查，直到网飞放弃交易并放弃匹配派拉蒙的报价。
派拉蒙坚持认为，其交易对竞争的影响小于网飞的收购提议。加州总检察长罗布·邦塔（Rob Bonta）表示，该州正在调查这宗交易。
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Exclusive: DOJ antitrust head says Paramount–Warner Bros deal review is not political | Reuters
By Jody Godoy
March 18, 2026 7:41 PM UTC Updated 25 mins ago
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WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) – Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery will “absolutely not” have a fast track to approval because of political factors, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
“The idea that somehow enforcement has been politicized is ludicrous,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Omeed Assefi, who declined to comment on ongoing probes.
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Warner Bros shares briefly extended losses on the news and were trading down 0.7% on Wednesday afternoon. Paramount trimmed losses to trade down 1.7%.
Analysts have viewed Paramount as facing an easier road to regulatory clearance in the U.S. in part because of its political connections. Paramount CEO David Ellison’s father, billionaire Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, has cultivated ties with President Donald Trump.
“Absolutely not,” Assefi said in response to a question about whether Paramount would receive an easier way through deal review because of political factors.
“I think even Ted Sarandos has been very vocal about the fact that he had a very open and fair and thorough review under us,” Assefi said, referring to the CEO of Netflix.
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Netflix’s competing bid for Warner Bros’ studio and streaming assets was under review by the DOJ until it walked away from the deal rather than match Paramount’s offer.
Paramount maintains that its deal poses fewer problems for competition than Netflix’s bid. California Attorney General Rob Bonta has said the state is probing the transaction.
Reporting by Jody Godoy in Washington; Editing by Howard Goller
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