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Key FactsStephen King is an unusual antitrust hero.
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  • Last year, officials filed a lawsuit to prevent Penguin Random House from acquiring Paramount Global (PARA).

  • On October 31, a US judge determined that Penguin Random House and rival Simon & Schuster's planned $2.2 billion merger could not proceed.

  • Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin, has agreed to buy Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global in 2020.
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Key FactsStephen King is scheduled to testify for the government in a trial to prevent the merging of two publishing behemoths.
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  • Stephen King, an opponent of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster's proposed $2.2 billion merger, is scheduled to testify for the US government in an attempt to halt the agreement.

  • FLIERS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE JETBLUE-SPIRIT MERGER King has firsthand understanding of how the industry has changed after 50 years as a published novelist.

  • Viking Press, another former King publisher, was a Penguin brand that became part of Penguin Random House when Penguin and Random House amalgamated in 2013.
Stephen King, author of Carrie, The Shining, to testify against publisher over company merger
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