Paramount/WBD merger delayed for months as states' lawsuit moves toward trial

Paramount Skydance has agreed to postpone its one hundred eleven billion dollar acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, per Ars Technica. After a court challenge by a dozen states, the companies will delay completion until after a judge rules on the case's merits—or June first, twenty twenty-seven, whichever comes first. The Writers Guild of America, which filed its own lawsuit, also agreed to the delay. New York Attorney General Letitia James called it a critical victory for protecting the film and television industries.

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