Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027
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Entertainment Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA. By Ian Carlos Campbell July 24, 2026 4:50 pm EST K I Photography/Shutterstock Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports.
- ▪Entertainment Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA.
- ▪By Ian Carlos Campbell July 24, 2026 4:50 pm EST K I Photography/Shutterstock Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros.
- ▪Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports.
12 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 5 lean left, 5 centre, 1 lean right.
- ▪ Paramount delays $81 billion Warner buyout amid legal challenge from 12 states — Times of India — Top
- ▪ Paramount to delay Warner Bros. merger until as late as June 2027 — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Paramount agrees to hold off on Warner Bros. merger — The Hill
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger as court challenge proceeds — Global News
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge from states — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ Paramount Agrees to Delay Merger With Warner Bros. Discovery — Gizmodo
- ▪ Paramount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid 12-State Lawsuit — Forbes — Business
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay closing Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Paramount agrees to delay WBD acquisition to as late as June 2027 amid legal challenge — CNBC — Top
- ▪ Paramount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next June — NBC News — Business
- ▪ Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months — NYT — Business
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Entertainment Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA. By Ian Carlos Campbell July 24, 2026 4:50 pm EST K I Photography/Shutterstock Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports. The new agreement extends the two week pause Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín already granted the states on July 20, though it won't be official until the judge approves it.
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