Federal judge halts Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now

A judge has ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to pause their merger for at least two weeks. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with CNN media analyst Brian Stelter about why the plan was halted.

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Nation

State Attorneys General Can Block the Paramount-Warner Merger

This is an all-hands-on-deck moment to save cultural and press freedom. Ad Policy A water tower bearing the Paramount Pictures logo looms over Los Angeles on February 17, 2026.(Michael Yanow / ...
Newsweek

Paramount-Warner ‘Not a Done Deal,’ Says California AG—But Can He Stop It?

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Friday that the proposed ...
CNBC

Paramount-WBD merger wins approval from DOJ

The Department of Justice has approved Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The $110 billion deal could still face challenges from state attorneys general. Paramount Skydance CEO David ...
collider

Tommy Lee Jones Sued Paramount Into Oblivion After 'No Country for Old Men'

Nate Williams is a longtime tech and entertainment writer based in the Midwest. He covers movies and TV for Collider. Since 2016, his work has appeared on such sites as MakeUseOf, SlashGear, and ...
AOL

Tommy Lee Jones Sued Paramount Into Oblivion After 'No Country for Old Men'

Released in 2007, No Country for Old Men follows welder-turned-hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) after he stumbles across a briefcase holding $2 million in the wake of a drug deal gone wrong. That ...
GameSpot

Paramount Skydance Is Buying Mortal Kombat And Batman, But That’s Not All It’s Doing To Expand Its Gaming Footprint

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Paramount Skydance has announced a new in-house game development ...