Paramount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next June
•Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027.
•The decision follows a lawsuit by twelve state attorneys general challenging the deal on antitrust grounds.
•The merger, valued at $110 billion, aims to combine major film studios and streaming platforms.
BREAKING NEWSJul. 24, 2026, 7:46 PM UTCBusiness NewsBusiness NewsParamount Skydance agrees to halt Warner Bros. merger until next JuneTwelve state attorneys general, led by California’s Rob Bonta, filed a sweeping lawsuit challenging the deal on antitrust grounds.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif.; Paramount Pictures lot in Los Angeles.Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Daniel ArkinParamount Skydance agreed to freeze its merger with rival Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Discovery until next June while a federal judge weights an antitrust lawsuit from a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general who sued to block the $110 billion transaction.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The agreement, detailed in an 11-page court document filed Friday, lengthens a temporary pause ordered this week by Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the the Northern District of California.The combination of the two companies would create a modern media colossus. It would unite two historic film studios (Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures), two popular streaming platforms (Paramount+ and HBO Max) and two leading news organizations (CBS News and CNN).This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleDaniel ArkinDaniel Arkin is a senior reporter at NBC News.المصدر: NBC News | Source: NBC News
→Paramount Skydance has agreed to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027.
→The decision follows a lawsuit by twelve state attorneys general challenging the deal on antitrust grounds.
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