Paramount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next June

• ▪24, 2026, 7:46 PM UTCBusiness NewsBusiness NewsParamount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next JuneTwelve state attorneys general, led by California’s Rob Bonta, filed a sweeping lawsuit challenging the deal on antitrust gr
• ▪Studios in Burbank, Calif.; Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles.Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Daniel ArkinParamount Skydance agreed to freeze its merger with rival Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
• ▪It would unite two historic film studios (Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros.

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• ▪ 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 Warner Bros. Merger for Months — NYT — Business

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