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WGA, 12 States File Suit to Halt $110B Paramount-Warner Merger

8/12/2026

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The Writers Guild of America, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and 12 states sued to block the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger under the Clayton Act.
The trial begins March 2, 2027, with a failed merger imposing a $7 billion daily fee from Oct. 1 that could exceed $1 billion by trial’s end.
The WGA rebuked CEO David Ellison for threatening to leave California on Oct. 1, linking the opposition to possible CNN control.

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The Writers Guild of America, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and 12 states sued to block the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger under the Clayton Act.
The trial begins March 2, 2027, with a failed merger imposing a $7 billion daily fee from Oct. 1 that could exceed $1 billion by trial’s end.
The WGA rebuked CEO David Ellison for threatening to leave California on Oct. 1, linking the opposition to possible CNN control.