Judge Extends Order Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger for Another 14 Days
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- Deadline Hollywood·4h agoParamount-WBD Merger Opponents Cheer Legal Delay, Stocks Slide As Industry Absorbs Latest Plot Twist
After Friday’s delay in the Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit, shares of both media companies slid in after-hours trading, foes of the merger exulted and observers tried to process the latest twist in the merger saga. California Attorney General Rob Bonta hailed the agreement,…
Read at Deadline Hollywood → - NPR News Now·5h agoParamount says it will pause its Warner acquisition while legal challenges play out
A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger.
Read at NPR News Now → - CBC Arts CA·6h agoParamount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros. buyout for months while judge considers states' challenge
Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion US buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year, as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether.
Read at CBC Arts CA → - BBC Top Stories·6h agoParamount and Warner Bros pause $110bn merger amid legal challenge
Until a judge reaches a final verdict – or until 1 June 2027 – the Hollywood studios will remain completely separate, competing operations.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - The Journal·6h agoParamount delays $110 billion Warner Bros. merger as lawsuit seeking to block deal moves forward
Paramount agreed to delay the deal through June 2027.
Read at The Journal → - CBS News Top·6h agoParamount to delay Warner Bros. merger until as late as June 2027
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.
Read at CBS News Top → - Global Ent·7h agoParamount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger as court challenge proceeds
In a court filing, Paramount said it wouldn’t close its US$81 billion buyout until five days 'after the merits determination in these matters' or June 1, 2027.
Read at Global Ent → - Globe and Mail Biz·7h agoParamount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge from states
Twelve states, led by California, allege that such a combination would ‘extinguish competition’ in Hollywood
Read at Globe and Mail Biz → - Gizmodo AU·7h agoParamount Agrees to Delay Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery
"This is the fastest and clearest way to prove that this transaction is good for competition, good for consumers, and good for creators," Paramount said.
Read at Gizmodo AU → - Guardian Business·7h agoParamount agrees to pause $110bn Warner Bros merger as case plays out
Twelve states led by California had obtained temporary restraining order blocking merger from closing for 28 days Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its $110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery until a ruling on several states’ challenge to the deal, or until 1…
Read at Guardian Business → - ABC News Top·7h agoParamount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge
Skydance-owned Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros
Read at ABC News Top → - NBC News Top·8h agoParamount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next June
Paramount Skydance has agreed to freeze its merger with rival Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
Read at NBC News Top → - NYT Business·8h agoParamount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months
The company agreed to a proposed freeze until June 2027, unless a judge issues a ruling before then on a lawsuit blocking the deal.
Read at NYT Business → - Hollywood Reporter·1d agoParamount-Warner Bros. Merger Pause Extended
Both sides are jockeying for an edge in preliminary injunction proceedings.
Read at Hollywood Reporter → - NYT Technology·1d agoJudge Extends Pause for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal
The court blocked the companies from closing the acquisition through mid-August, as a judge considers two lawsuits challenging it.
Read at NYT Technology → - Variety·1d agoJudge Extends Order Blocking Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger for Another 14 Days
A federal judge on Thursday extended the order blocking the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for an additional 14 days, meaning the deal cannot close before Aug. 18. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin is scheduled to hold a hearing on Aug. 3 on a request for a preliminary injunction…
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