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Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery bid is headed for a July 22 ruling in Oakland, where state AGs seek a temporary pause and Paramount weighs delay against a $7 million-a-day deadline. In this episode: Top stories: 1. An Oakland Judge Will Soon Rule on 1 of the Largest ... — KQED https://www.kqed.org/news/12091592/an-oakland-judge-will-soon-rule-on-one-of-the-largest-media-me...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition hit an Oakland hearing as 12 states seek a temporary pause, threatening the July closing plan and exposing Paramount to potential delay payments to Warner shareholders if the deal slips past Sept. 30. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount-Warner Bros. merger fight lands in an Oakland ... — San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfchronicle....

Paramount-WBD merger challengers lost a consumer bid for a preliminary injunction, while state attorneys general press for their own emergency pause and California’s Rob Bonta rejects the idea that a CNN spinoff alone would settle the antitrust fight. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Judge Denies Injunction in Paramount-WBD Consumer Lawsuit — TheWrap https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/public-po...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery merger is now a courtroom sprint: states seek a TRO, Paramount agrees to link cases, answers a shareholder suit, and an FCC chair criticizes California’s theory while the July 22 EU checkpoint looms. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Shareholder Sues Ellisons, Board, Company Responds — Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-shareholder-...

Paramount Skydance’s lead merger lawyer says the Warner Bros. Discovery deal can still close before Sept. 30 despite a 12-state antitrust challenge, while note-offer extensions and CNN-control anxieties keep pressure on the deal calendar. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Lawyer Still Expects WBD Merger To Close On Time Despite Lawsuits — Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-wb...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal faces a new state-level antitrust lawsuit from California and 11 other states, testing whether federal clearance is enough to keep the $110 billion merger on track. In this episode: Top stories: 1. 12 States Challenge Paramount’s $110 Billion Merger With Warner Bros. | The Epoch Times — The Epoch Times https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/12-states-chal...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal got a reprieve as Oregon withdrew its bid for a 60-day closing delay, clearing one obstacle while state antitrust probes and overseas reviews still threaten the path to a possible July 22 close. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount's big merger just got some breathing room — Rolling Out https://rollingout.com/2026/07/11/paramounts-big-merger-j...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid faces a state-level pressure test in Oregon, where the AG wants documents and a 60-day pause, while Arete warns the merged company could carry a heavy debt load. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Step Back: If federal regulators have cleared the Paramount-Warner deal and Warner shareholders have approved it, what power do state attorneys general — lik...

Paramount-Warner deal puts nearly $80 billion of debt at the center of David Ellison’s Hollywood scale play, raising pressure on streaming, sports rights, programming budgets, and credit risk. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount-Warner Deal Saddles Combined Entity With $80B Debt — Wall Street Journal US Business https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/wsj-us-business/paramount-warner-deal-sadd...

Paramount Skydance merger chatter heads to Sun Valley as media chiefs weigh deal pressure, while Sky’s ITV bid braces for a long UK antitrust review and new HSR data show federal merger timing is loosening again. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Comcast Split, Paramount-WBD, AI Among Topics As Moguls Arrive At Sun Valley Confab — Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/07/comcast-paramount-wbd-ai-media...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid faces a new state-level legal signal: California has reportedly hired outside counsel for a possible challenge, keeping the multistate antitrust threat alive after DOJ clearance. In this episode: Top stories: 1. CA Reportedly Hires Law Firm for Possible Paramount/WBD Merger Lawsuit - Media Play News — Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com/ca-...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid is getting fresh $24 billion Gulf-financing momentum as EU scrutiny pushes Paramount toward exiting its Universal distribution venture, while a separate $650 million Paramount+ licensing pact underscores the cash-and-content pressures around the deal. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Skydance Stock Jumps 9% on $24B Gulf Funding for ... — In...

Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly preparing to reject Paramount Skydance’s revised bid again, keeping the $111 billion media megamerger in limbo. California’s antitrust review remains focused on competition, not a forced CNN sale, as CNN talent weighs the uncertainty. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Warner Bros set to reject Paramount bid again: Bloomberg reveals — Parapolitika https://en.para...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover faces UK media-plurality scrutiny and a sharper California AG antitrust spotlight, adding pressure to a $110 billion deal already counting down through response deadlines and ticking-fee economics. In this episode: Top stories: 1. UK may intervene in $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal | 101 WIXX | Your Hit Music Station — Thomson...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover faces a U.K. media-plurality intervention signal from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, with Ofcom and the CMA potentially next and July 6 representations now the immediate deal checkpoint. In this episode: Top stories: 1. U.K. Regulator 'Minded to Intervene' in Paramount's $111 Billion WBD Acquisition - Media Play News — Media Play News https://www...

Paramount Skydance scheduled its 2026 annual stockholder meeting for July 21 as a webcast, with Harbor Lights expected to approve ten directors and PwC by written consent, and no proxy solicitation planned. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Skydance sets 2026 annual meeting plans | PSKY 8-K ... — Stock Titan https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/PSKY/8-k-paramount-skydance-corp-reports-m...

Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery push now has two pressure points: CNN oversight and debt mechanics, with note tender and exchange deadlines extended to July 15 as the company denies making CNN-related assurances. In this episode: Top stories: 1. CNN CEO Tells Paramount He Won't Share Network Oversight — TheWrap https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/cnn-mark-thompson-refuse-...

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger looks headed for European Commission approval, but the UK CMA’s Phase 1 deadline and possible state AG challenge still leave real closing risk as Paramount restructures debt for the $111 billion deal. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Inches Closer to Deal — The Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/busin...