A media M&A chill: The Paramount-WBD antitrust challenge may hold up more deals than one
Paramount's proposed merger with WBD is delayed while an antitrust lawsuit plays out. The holdup could mean a freeze across the media industry.
Last updated: 2026-08-24 13:55:19 ET
Paramount's proposed merger with WBD is delayed while an antitrust lawsuit plays out. The holdup could mean a freeze across the media industry.
Paramount accused actor Mark Ruffalo of using "antisemitic tropes" in a social media rant against the company's $110B Warner Bros merger.
California AG Rob Bonta discussed the states' antitrust case to block the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger with CNBC's David Faber.
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America’s three largest movie theater companies have lined up behind David Ellison’s $111 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
David Ellison's Paramount wants its WBD merger challengers to put up nearly $1.9 billion
Paramount agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of WBD to as late as June 2027 while the state AGs' case heads to trial.
The odds are higher than they were before 12 states sued to block the merger, but lower than after Paramount delayed the acquisition in late July.
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