A not-so-done deal

Pick up where we left off in June. As is so often the case, this story in the New York Times is less of interest for the facts, which have been reported earlier and in greater depth by other news organizations such as NPR, Reuters, CNBC, Variety , The Hollywood Reporter , and others, than it is for what it tells us about the standard narrative. States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger…