Event Brief
UPDATED Jul 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Jul 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Paramount delays Warner Bros. merger until June
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Paramount agreed to freeze its Warner Bros. Discovery merger until as late as June 2027 amid a lawsuit.
WHO: Paramount
WHAT: Agreed to delay/freeze the merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until as late as June 2027
WHEN: Jul 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The delay was agreed amid a lawsuit arguing the deal would create a media behemoth that would harm the US entertainment industry.
How this story developed (showing 10 of 10 earlier reports)
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Paramount/WBD merger delayed as states' lawsuit nears trial
· Jul 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
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Paramount delays Warner Bros. merger to 2027
· Jul 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
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Paramount pauses Warner Bros. Discovery merger
· Jul 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
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Paramount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger
· Jul 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
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Judge pauses Paramount-Warner Bros deal until Aug 17
· Jul 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
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Judge halts Paramount’s $111B Warner Bros. deal
· Jul 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
· Jul 21, 2026 at 4:00 AM ET
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Judge temporarily pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. deal
· Jul 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
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Judge orders Paramount-Warner merger halt for 2 weeks
· Jul 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET
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Judge temporarily pauses Paramount-Warner merger
· Jul 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
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