Paramount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid 12-State Lawsuit
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BreakingBusinessParamount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid 12-State LawsuitByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJul 24, 2026, 04:20pm EDTJul 24, 2026, 04:39pm EDTToplineParamount Skydance said in a Friday court filing it agreed to push back its merger with Warner Bros.
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- ▪Discovery Merger Amid 12-State LawsuitByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff.
- ▪Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJul 24, 2026, 04:20pm EDTJul 24, 2026, 04:39pm EDTToplineParamount Skydance said in a Friday court filing it agreed to push back its merger with Warner Bros.
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- ▪ 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 into 2027 — Engadget
- ▪ 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 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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BreakingBusinessParamount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Amid 12-State LawsuitByAntonio Pequeño IV,Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.Follow AuthorJul 24, 2026, 04:20pm EDTJul 24, 2026, 04:39pm EDTToplineParamount Skydance said in a Friday court filing it agreed to push back its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which has been challenged by 12 states, to 2027, voluntarily making the concession after a judge temporarily blocked the merger this week.The merger is valued at roughly $110 billion.Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsParamount voluntarily agreed to delay the merger until June 2027 or until five days after the judge makes a decision on the case, whichever comes first.Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a…
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