Paramount Delays $110 Billion Warner Bros Merger

Paramount Skydance agreed on Friday to delay its proposed $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery through June 2027 while a US lawsuit seeking to block the transaction moves through the court system.

According to a formal court filing, the delay follows a Monday ruling by a California federal judge who ordered a temporary pause on the deal.

The legal pause came just two days before European Union regulators granted conditional antitrust approval for the mega-merger.

If finalised, the transaction will fundamentally reshape the global media and entertainment landscape while handing a significant corporate victory to the Ellison family, who maintain close ties to US President Donald Trump.

Paramount (News Central TV) — Paramount delays the $110 billion Warner Bros. merger. Credit: Reuters

The Trump administration previously cleared the blockbuster merger on June 12 without imposing any structural conditions, setting up the current legal showdown in federal court.

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