Paramount-WBD Trial Set
A California antitrust case pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger plans.
August 4, 2026 · Updated Aug 4, 9:13pm ET
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What happened
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín
Araceli Martínez-OlguínAmerican lawyer set a 12-day jury trial beginning March 2, 2027, in the antitrust challenges to Paramount SkydanceSkydance CorporationAmerican multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate’s proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The schedule pushes the case beyond Paramount’s bid to complete the merger this summer and aligns more closely with the timeline sought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of Americajoint brand of two US labor unions. California, other state attorneys general and the WGA sued in mid-July to block the deal.
Paramount Warner Bros Merger Fight
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