Paramount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal while court case plays out
Paramount could owe as much as $1.7bn in ticking fees to Warner Bros shareholders if the deal is delayed until then.Similar merger challenges have taken an average of eight months for a judge to rule, a review of recent cases by the Reuters news agency has found. Advertisement There have also been concerns over a media stranglehold as the merger would have brought CNN, currently owned by Warner Bros, under the umbrella of Paramount. The latter already owns CBS, which has seen a fair amount of turmoil amid allegations of bias in favour of US President Donald Trump under the leadership of CEO David Ellison, whose father, tech billionaire Larry Ellison, is a Trump ally.
- ▪Paramount could owe as much as $1.7bn in ticking fees to Warner Bros shareholders if the deal is delayed until then.Similar merger challenges have taken an average of eight months for a judge to rule, a review of recent cases by the Reuters
- ▪Advertisement There have also been concerns over a media stranglehold as the merger would have brought CNN, currently owned by Warner Bros, under the umbrella of Paramount.
- ▪The latter already owns CBS, which has seen a fair amount of turmoil amid allegations of bias in favour of US President Donald Trump under the leadership of CEO David Ellison, whose father, tech billionaire Larry Ellison, is a Trump ally.
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Economy|MediaParamount agrees to pause Warner Bros deal while court case plays outThe delay, filed in court on Friday, can cost Paramount $1.7bn in fees if the deal is not closed by next June.ListenListen (2 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThere have also been concerns over a media stranglehold should Paramount Skydance's merger with Warner Bros Discovery be allowed to go through in its current form [File: Adam Gray/Reuters]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its $110bn acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery until after a federal judge rules on states’ challenge to the deal, according to court papers.The delay, filed in court on Friday, could…
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