{"id":4108,"date":"2026-07-20T17:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:42:11","slug":"paramount-wbd-merger-pause-tro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4108","title":{"rendered":"Judge pauses Paramount\u2019s attempt to buy Warner Bros Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">A judge partially granted the request from a dozen state attorneys general to temporarily place <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/886478\/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-agreement\">the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery<\/a> on hold, as reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/judge-paramount-warner-bros-merger-tro-1236815048\/\">Variety<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/judge-orders-paramount-temporarily-pause-warner-bros-acquisition-2026-07-20\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>. US District Judge Araceli Mart\u00ednez-Olgu\u00edn said that based on the new company\u2019s market share, \u201cthe Court is persuaded that it can presume the proposed merger is likely to violate antitrust laws,\u201d and that the states showed \u201cirreparable harm\u201d could occur without a temporary restraining order.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/964916\/paramount-warner-bros-discovery-states-lawsuit\">A week ago<\/a>, California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington sued to block the deal for 28 days, saying the newly-created \u201cmedia behemoth\u201d would harm competition, and that if the deal is allowed to close, then the companies could start hard-to-undo actions like layoffs and information sharing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The judge put in place a 14-day restraining order and set a hearing for the preliminary injunction on August 3rd. If the deal hasn\u2019t closed by September 30th, Paramount will start to owe Warner Bros. investors millions of dollars each day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/business\/968055\/paramount-wbd-merger-pause-tro\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A judge partially granted the request from a dozen state attorneys general to temporarily place the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery on hold, as reported by Variety and Reuters. 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