Paramount to delay Warner Bros. merger until as late as June 2027

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• ▪Read Full Bio Megan Cerullo July 24, 2026 / 5:13 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Paramount Skydance will delay its planned merger with Warner Bros.
• ▪Discovery until as late as June 2027 amid separate lawsuits filed by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America.The deal could be completed sooner if a federal judge rules on the lawsuits.

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• ▪ Paramount delays $81 billion Warner buyout amid legal challenge from 12 states — Times of India — 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 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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