Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ShareBritish regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. Critics of the Paramount-Warner merger have repeatedly asked regulators to challenge the deal. Including billions in debt, Paramount’s proposed purchase of Warner is valued at nearly $111 billion (or over 82 billion English pounds) based on outstanding shares.