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A federal judge has set the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger trial for next March. The date is much closer to the timeline sought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild America, who sued to block the transaction. U.S.
The judge hearing the antitrust case seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger has issued a preliminary scheduling order, with a trial set to start in March 2027 — considerably later than Paramount was hoping for.
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has set a March 2027 trial date for the antitrust challenges to Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The trial timeline is another setback for Paramount, which had wanted to complete the merger this summer.
Paramount will head to court in Spring 2027 to fight the antitrust lawsuit from a group of state AGs to block the company's $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.
In a court document filed Tuesday, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin set the trial for March of 2027. The judge said she expects the trial will last two weeks.
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The British government has cleared Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying it had received assurances from the company over media diversity.
British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. The U.K.
British regulators on Thursday cleared tech scion David Ellison's $111 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery — the latest international agency to find the blockbuster combination of TV channels and historic film studios wouldn't dampen competition. Britain's Competition and…
A potential hurdle in Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery has been cleared. The Completion and Markets Authority (CMA), the United Kingdom's antitrust regulator, said it won't intervene.
The Competition and Markets Authority found the merger would not substantially lessen competition in the U.K., and the culture secretary will not intervene
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