Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now

Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's ...
Forbes

Paramount Suffers Major Early Blow In Merger Lawsuit—And Billion-Dollar Losses Could Lie Ahead

Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin issued a temporary restraining order Monday that bars Paramount from moving forward with the merger ...

Judge temporarily halts Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger

The ruling comes after a coalition of 12 states sued to block the deal, arguing it would harm consumers and the entertainment industry.

Judge pauses $110B Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.

Paramount–WBD merger on pause as judge issues temporary restraining order

Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín on Monday granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger while she considers a broader antitrust legal challenge brought by a ...

Paramount Skydance ordered to pause Warner Bros acquisition through August 3

Paramount Skydance must ​pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 3, a federal judge ruled on ‌Monday after a California-led coalition of states argued the merger ...

Judge halts Paramount’s $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states

A federal judge today ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $111 billion merger, handing an ...

Paramount-Warner Bros. $110B merger put on hold by judge

Paramount's $110 billion buyout of Warner Bros. just hit a major legal snag. On Monday, a judge for the U.S. District Court ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount to Exit Universal Distribution Joint Venture to Win EU Approval for Warner Bros. Merger

Paramount Skydance will pull out of United International Pictures, its international distribution joint venture with Universal, to allay antitrust concerns voiced by European cinema operators. By ...
Reuters

Paramount ready to sell Universal Pictures JV for Warner deal, source says

BRUSSELS, June 24 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance Corp (PSKY.O), opens new tab is prepared to divest its film distribution joint venture with Universal Pictures to address EU antitrust concerns about ...
Seeking Alpha

Paramount's $111 billion Warner Bros Discovery takeover nears EU approval, FT reports

The European Union is set to approve Paramount's (PSKY) proposed $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), provided the company agrees to certain remedies, the Financial Times reported on ...
IndieWire

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is in the Home Stretch, but a Lot Can Still Happen

The Department of Justice gave its stamp of approval to the merger, but state attorneys general could file lawsuits within days, not weeks. Late last Friday on June 12, the U.S. Department of Justice ...