The Paramount Decree: Antitrust Breaks the Chains

United States v. Paramount (1948) forced the majors to divorce production from exhibition — the legal blow that began the studio lots' long decline — through the decrees' final collapse in 2021.

Playlist by @inside.declineofthestudiolots.10fe

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Why are Movie Theater Concessions So Expensive? (The US v Paramount) — Today I Found Out
2. Film History 101: The Paramount Decrees | Are Movie Theaters Dying? — Omar Rivera
3. United States v Paramount Pictures, Inc (Landmark Court Decisions in America)💬🏛️✅ — See Hear Say Learn
4. The Paramount Case — OriginalIntentDoc
5. The End of the Paramount Decrees — MoviesWithMark
6. How the Paramount Decree Shaped Hollywood — TheGregNorton
7. The Paramount Decrees Are Gone! What's Next for Movies? — Perf Damage Podcast
8. U.S. judge ends decades-old theater antitrust rules — CNBC Television
9. Will Movie Theater Companies Like AMC Survive? — CNBC
10. Movie studios and cinema chains experiment to sell tickets — CBS Sunday Morning