Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027
Entertainment Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA. By Ian Carlos Campbell July 24, 2026 4:50 pm EST K I Photography/Shutterstock Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports.
- ▪Entertainment Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA.
- ▪By Ian Carlos Campbell July 24, 2026 4:50 pm EST K I Photography/Shutterstock Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros.
- ▪Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports.
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- ▪ Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge — KGW RSS Feed: news
- ▪ Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge — The Washington Times
- ▪ Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states’ challenge - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Paramount delays $81 billion Warner buyout amid legal challenge from 12 states — Times of India — Top
- ▪ Paramount to delay Warner Bros. merger until as late as June 2027 — CBS News — Top
- ▪ Paramount agrees to hold off on Warner Bros. merger — The Hill
- ▪ 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
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Entertainment Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027 The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA. By Ian Carlos Campbell July 24, 2026 4:50 pm EST K I Photography/Shutterstock Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, while a judge considers a recently filed joint lawsuit from 12 states to block the deal, The New York Times reports. The new agreement extends the two week pause Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín already granted the states on July 20, though it won't be official until the judge approves it.
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