Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Trial for March
A judge has set a trial for March to determine whether Paramount's purchase of Warner Bros. violates an antitrust law. The trial is a result of an antitrust lawsuit brought by state attorneys general. Paramount had requested a November trial, but the judge has scheduled it for March instead.
- ▪Paramount struck a $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.
- ▪State attorneys general have brought an antitrust lawsuit against the merger.
- ▪The trial is scheduled to take place in March.
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#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }Paramount-Warner Bros. DealMerger DelayedStates SueJustice Department’s StanceInvestors Approve DealAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTJudge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Trial for MarchParamount, which struck a $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., had requested a November trial for an antitrust lawsuit brought by state attorneys general.Listen · 2:48 min Share full articleA trial is scheduled to determine whether Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. violates an antitrust law.Credit...Mark Abramson for The New York TimesBy Benjamin MullinAug. 4, 2026, 4:47 p.m.
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