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The states seek an injunction that could delay the acquisition for months as a federal court weighs their antitrust challenge.

New lawsuit joins states' challenge, raising uncertainty around the proposed media merger's closing timeline.

A 12-state antitrust lawsuit threatens to delay Paramount Skydance's $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, exposing both companies' weak balance sheets to costly penalty deadlines.

The primary reason for the 12-state lawsuit is that a Paramount-WBD combination would curb entertainment content and distribution, putting the TV/movie marketplace into fewer hands. What's the fallout?

Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. faces antitrust lawsuits, putting $30B in investment and 100M SF in limbo.

Move by Writers Guild of America comes a day after 12 Democratic-led states sued to stop the merger on antitrust grounds.

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The antitrust lawsuit could delay the merger after federal approval and before Europe's July 22 decision.

This deal could seriously harm movie theatres.

A merger between Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) is facing new hurdles. In the backdrop of new worries of the merger being approved, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is cashing out shares. David Zaslav Sells WBD Shares Zaslav is selling shares of the company he leads for the second time this year, cashing in ahead of the highly anticipated merger of two media companies. Zaslav sold 2.18 million shares for $59.47 million, according to a report from

A consortium of 12 states led by California sued to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Led by California, the states argue the deal is anticompetitive, would harm theaters and lead to price increases for TV bundles.

California and 11 other states have filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance's planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The coalition of state attorneys general argues the deal could reduce competition and harm theaters, television distributors, and audiences. The legal action introduces a new hurdle for NasdaqGS:PSKY in addition to prior regulatory reviews at the federal level. Paramount Skydance, traded as NasdaqGS:PSKY, sits at the center of a consolidating media...

Twelve US states have sued to block Paramount from acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery in a $110bn deal. The states argued cinemas and moviegoers could face higher prices if the merger goes ahead, as Paramount and Warner Bros. currently compete for the best release dates and screens at thousands of cinemas across the US. The lawsuit represents a significant obstacle for the deal, which is seen as one of the biggest media mergers in history.

The multi-state coalition described the merger as creating a 'media behemoth' and 'likely to substantially harm competition.'

The merger "would extinguish competition between Paramount and Warner Bros. and inflict substantial harm on movie theatres, basic cable distributors, and, ultimately, audiences nationwide," 12 state attorneys general allege in a complaint filed Monday.

Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) proposed acquisition of fellow media and entertainment giant Warner Bros

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the acquisition of Warner Bros. by Paramount.

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Investing.com -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday led a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal would unlawfully reduce competition across the U.S. film and television industry.

State attorneys general from a dozen states including California, New York and Washington filed a lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

A coalition of a dozen states alleged the Hollywood merger would boost prices for consumers and lower quality for film and television.

There’s a golden opportunity to play mogul via shares of Warner Bros. Discovery, which agreed to be bought for $81 billion by smaller Paramount Skydance, given the more than 16% upside to the closing price and the companies’ intention to close this quarter.

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Investing.com -- Paramount Skydance shares fell 8% Thursday after Arete Research downgraded the media company to sell from neutral and slashed its price target to $2, a Street low, citing concerns about the debt burden from its planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Closing Timeline Extended Pending Regulatory ReviewParamount (NASDAQ:PSKY) has confirmed that it will not complete its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros (NASDAQ:WBD) before 22 July, extending the expected closing timeline by at least another week as Oregon authorities continue reviewing the transaction. The announcement follows action by the Oregon Attorney General’s office, which disclosed the revised timetable on Wednesday.

Paramount's (PSKY) $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) could be faced with laws