Paramount–WBD merger on pause as judge issues temporary restraining order

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A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order pausing the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín’s Monday ruling puts the deal on hold for...

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Lawyers for Paramount say they will present evidence refuting the states’ argument that the deal violates antitrust law.\n    \n\n            The early August timing is significant because Paramount is on the verge of taking over WBD, including CNN.\n    \n\n            If the coalition of state attorneys general had not filed an antitrust lawsuit on July 13, Paramount appeared ready to complete the merger this week.\n    \n\n            Regulatory bodies around the world have already supplied the necessary approvals. But the companies knew for months about the likelihood of a lawsuit by Democratic state attorneys general alleging that the merger would harm Hollywood and ultimately hurt consumers.\n    \n\n            Executives at Paramount and WBD expected the judge to grant the states’ motion for a temporary restraining order, which is a judicial pause button at the preliminary stage of a legal battle.\n    \n\n            Paramount urged Martínez-Olguín to set a speedy timetable for the much more impactful preliminary injunction stage. That’s because the company has been determined to take control of WBD by September 30.\n    \n\n            A deal-sweetener known as a “ticking fee” kicks in on October 1, adding 25 cents per WBD share per quarter to the cost of the deal until completion. 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