LawJul 13, 2026States Sue to Block Paramount–Warner MergerTwelve states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of California seeking to block Paramount's proposed acq...Warner Bros. DiscoveryAntitrustParamount
BusinessJun 12, 2026DOJ Clears Paramount Skydance Purchase of Warner Bros.The Department of Justice Antitrust Division closed its investigation into Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, concludi...Paramount SkydanceWarner Bros. DiscoveryAntitrust
BusinessJun 12, 2026Justice Department Clears Paramount–Warner Bros. MergerThe U.S. Department of Justice has closed its antitrust investigation of the proposed $110 billion merger between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery, conclu...Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount GlobalAntitrust (DOJ merger review)
BusinessJun 12, 2026Justice Department Clears Paramount–Warner Bros. MergerThe U.S. Department of Justice closed its roughly eight-month review of the proposed roughly $110–111 billion merger in which Paramount would acquire Warner Bros. Di...Paramount SkydanceWarner Bros. DiscoveryDepartment of Justice
BusinessJul 22, 2026EU Approves Paramount–Warner Merger With ConditionsThe European Union approved Paramount's proposed $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a regulatory hurdle for the merger while attaching unspe...Paramount SkydanceWarner Bros. DiscoveryEuropean Union
BusinessJul 20, 2026Judge Temporarily Halts Paramount‑Warner MergerA federal judge issued a temporary order halting the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery after a coalition of 12 U.S. states sued to block t...Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount Skydance
BusinessJul 20, 2026Court Temporarily Blocks Paramount–Warner MergerA judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday that halts a planned takeover by Paramount's owners of Warner Bros. Discovery. That order pauses the transacti...Paramount SkydanceWarner Bros. Discovery
LawJul 20, 2026Judge Halts Paramount-Warner Merger for Two WeeksOn July 20, 2026, a judge issued a temporary order requiring Paramount and Warner to halt their proposed merger for at least two weeks while states challenge the dea...Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamountAntitrust
BusinessFeb 27, 2026Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving way for Paramount SkydanceNetflix has decided not to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share all-cash offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively allowing Paramount Skydance to proc...NetflixParamount SkydanceWarner Bros. Discovery+2
BusinessFeb 26, 2026In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for ParamountWarner Bros. Discovery has reversed its decision to sell a significant portion of its business to Netflix, instead favoring a higher bid from Paramount Skydance. Par...Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount SkydanceNetflix+2
BusinessFeb 17, 2026Warner Bros. Discovery restarts takeover talks with Paramount SkydanceThe article outlines ongoing takeover talks between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance, following Netflix's prior agreement to purchase Warner Bros. Disco...Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount SkydanceNetflix+2
EconomyDec 8, 2025Paramount Skydance makes $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount Skydance has made a $108.4 billion all-cash hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, just days after Netflix agreed to purchase part of Warner Bros...Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount SkydanceNetflix+2
