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Paramount delays Warner Bros. merger to 2027 amid legal challenges

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Paramount has agreed to postpone its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027. This delay is intended to allow time for legal challenges from 12 states and the Writers Guild of America to be heard. The agreement prevents Paramount from integrating operations until the specified date or five days after a court ruling on antitrust concerns, effectively canceling a previously scheduled hearing. AI

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Paramount delays Warner Bros. merger to 2027 amid legal challenges

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Ian Carlos Campbell) ·

    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.

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