Paramount will need to release way more movies to make this merger work

<figure> <img alt="Paramount logo" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Cath Virginia / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/STKB385_PARAMOUNT_D.webp?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Now that <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/998302/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-settlement">Paramount has reached a settlement</a> with the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/964916/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-states-lawsuit">12 states that were suing</a> to block its <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/886478/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-agreement">$110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery</a> (WBD), the studio is even closer to becoming one of the world's biggest production houses. In addition to spending at least $300 million more on film and TV projects produced in the US, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/whats-in-paramount-antitrust-settlement-cnn-film-california-1236706918/">Paramount says</a> that it will release a minimum of 30 movies annually after it absorbs WBD. On paper, these goals make it sound like Paramount is trying to ensure that the entertainment industry won't be harmed by its WBD acquisition. But when you look at the studios' recent output, it seems very much like Paramount CEO Dav …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/999056/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-annual-film-quota-guardrails">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>