Paramount Agrees to Postpone Warner Bros. Merger Until After Antitrust Trial

Paramount Skydance and state attorneys general have agreed to postpone the company's one hundred eleven billion dollar merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until after an antitrust trial concludes. Per Variety, the two sides entered a joint stipulation in federal court, agreeing not to close the deal until at least five days after the trial is held. The agreement effectively pauses one of media's biggest proposed consolidations while legal scrutiny continues.

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