Paramount and Warner Bros sued to block $110bn mega merger

A dozen US states are taking legal action to halt the largest media consolidation in Hollywood history.

Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Is Challenged in Court by California and 11 Other States

The lawsuit, filed by California and 11 other states, argues that the deal would harm movie theaters and damage America’s entertainment industry.

By Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe and Lauren Hirsch

Democratic states sue to block Paramount’s $110bn WBD acquisition

Lawsuit could delay deal and cost studio tens of millions of dollars

US state attorneys general file lawsuit in effort to block Paramount merger

A bipartisan group argue in lawsuit that $110bn merger would hurt competition and lead to thousands of job losses A bipartisan group of US state attorneys general are seeking to block the $110bn merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery, arguing in a lawsuit filed on Monday that it would hurt competition and lead to higher prices for consumers. The coalition behind the lawsuit is led by the California attorney general, Rob Bonta, who has been a staunch critic of the merger since ...

By Jeremy Barr

States sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros blockbuster merger

California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios and TV newsrooms.

By David Folkenflik

Twelve US states sue Paramount to block Warner Bros merger

The states claim the $110bn acquisition would limit competition in the TV and film industries.

Paramount-WBD merger expected to face lawsuit from multiple states, sources say

Multiple state attorneys general are expected to file a lawsuit challenging the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, David Faber reports.

US: 12 states challenge Paramount's buyout of Warner

The states have filed a lawsuit arguing that a merger of Hollywood giant studios Paramount and Warner would "extinguish competition" and increase consumer prices.

Paramount could soon ditch Hollywood headquarters and head out of state under Trump-allied new owner: report

The merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery would see CBS, CNN, HBO, Nickelodeon and the Warner Bros. and Paramount film studios, among other properties, all under the same roof

By Isabel Keane

California And Other States Challenge Massive Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger In New Lawsuit - Forbes

California And Other States Challenge Massive Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger In New Lawsuit  Forbes

12 state AGs are suing Paramount Skydance in an attempt to block its Warner Bros. Discovery deal

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison's goal of buying Warner Bros. Discovery just hit a snag. Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC; Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images State AGs are suing Paramount Skydance, hoping to block its deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount has already secured regulatory approval from the Department of Justice. Buying WBD would make Paramount a Hollywood behemoth. Paramount Skydance's plan to buy Warner Bros. Discovery is running into resistance. State atto...

David Zaslav Files to Sell $59 Million More in Warner Bros. Discovery Stock

As Paramount Skydance’s deal to take over Warner Bros. Discovery is still pending, WBD CEO David Zaslav is continuing to cash out his stock in the company he is set to depart in the coming months. Zaslav filed to sell about 2.18 million shares of Warner Bros. Discovery stock, valued at $59.47 million, according to […]

By Todd Spangler

Movie Theaters’ Group Backs Lawsuit to Block Paramount Merger With Warner Bros.

The legal challenge to the $111 billion deal argues that the theatrical market would be harmed by a reduction in owners of wide-release, high-grossing films.

By Katie Kilkenny

State AGs Seek Temporary Restraining Order To Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

State attorneys general are now seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to pause Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, warning that the company may otherwise close the transaction as soon as July 22. That date is around the time that the European Union is expected to issue its decision on the transaction, […]

By Ted Johnson

These Are America's Most (And Least) Dangerous States

These Are America's Most (And Least) Dangerous States Where you live can significantly affect your likelihood of experiencing violent crime, with reported rates varying severalfold across the United States. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, ranks every U.S. state and the District of Columbia by reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents between March 2025 and February 2026. The figures include murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, using data from t...

By Tyler Durden

Paramount & WB Face Major New Multi-State Lawsuit To Block Merger

Paramount is being sued by a coalition of state attorneys general to stop its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery as the threat looms.

By Rianna de Bono-Smith

Twelve US states sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover

According to the complaint, the combined company would control roughly 27 percent of wide-release theatrical film distribution and about 27 percent of basic cable channel licensing. The post Twelve US states sue to block Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover appeared first on Vanguard News.

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