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Here’s how the smart money on Wall Street sees Paramount’s antitrust battle with California As the battle between Paramount's David Ellison and Calif. AG Rob Bonta continues, WBD shares are almost near levels when the deal was announced. The bets on Wall Street are stacking up in favor of David Ellison in his battle against California Attorney General Rob Bonta, On The Money has learned. Were talking about a subset of the trading co… [+4718 chars]
Source ↗Treasury yields rise, Home Depot earnings, Paramount's bond request and more in Morning Squawk Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day. This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Tuesday. It looks like that Lakers sale we told you about last week isn't shaping up to be a … [+5305 chars]
Source ↗Will Lionsgate Be Sold? The pressure is on from an activist investor for the company behind "John Wick" and "The Hunger Games" to sell The post Will Lionsgate Be Sold? appeared first on TheWrap. While Paramount Skydance labors to swallow the grand meal that is Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate stands out as a morsel waiting to be plucked. Some aggressive investors cant wait for Lionsgate t… [+9566 chars]
Source ↗Ellison Is Now Willing to Sell CNN to Save His $111 Billion Deal. It Wouldn’t End the Lawsuit. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison, son of Oracle cofounder and Trump ally Larry Ellison, is running out of time to close the biggest media deal in a gener... Quick Read <ul><li>WBD shares have surged 146% on deal speculation as Ellison races a Sept. 30 deadline before a $7 million daily ticking fee begins. </li><li>Selling CNN may satisfy political crit… [+5071 chars]
Source ↗NEWS NET FOR SALE AFTER MEGAMERGER SUIT Makan Delrahim made the disclosure at Politico’s California Agenda conference, according to Reuters, signaling that Paramount is willing to go beyond interna... Investing.com - Paramount's chief legal officer said Wednesday that selling CNN is "on the table" to resolve a 12-state antitrust lawsuit threatening the company's $110 billion acquisition of Warner … [+4168 chars]
Source ↗Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Insiders Retain Stakes Despite Tax Sales Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) insiders just showed up in SEC filings selling stock, and that headline rarely looks good. But look past the sale and someth... Paramount Skydance (NASDAQ:PSKY) insiders just showed up in SEC filings selling stock, and that headline rarely looks good. But look past the sale and something more interesting shows up: how much th… [+3899 chars]
Source ↗Paramount Skydance mulls CNN sale amid antitrust merger challenge Paramount’s legal officer hints at CNN sale as 12 states, led by California, file lawsuit to block merger with WBD. Paramount Skydance is reportedly considering the sale of CNN as part of an effort to resolve an antitrust lawsuit challenging its proposed $110bn merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. On Tuesday, at P… [+4065 chars]
Source ↗Paramount CEO may remove operations from California over stalled merger Paramount's CEO David Ellison warns of a California exit if the US state does not agree to talks, according to reports. Paramount CEO David Ellison may pull his operations out of California if the state does not end its attempt to block the companys merger with Warner Bros Discovery and agree to settlement talks as so… [+5864 chars]
Source ↗An Offer They Can’t Refuse: Theater Execs Split on Whether to Join Paramount-Warner’s Merger Movement AMC, Regal and Vue publicly support David Ellison, but much of the theatrical world remains skeptical The post An Offer They Can’t Refuse: Theater Execs Split on Whether to Join Paramount-Warner’s Merger Movement appeared first on TheWrap. As its legal battle with 12 state attorneys general heats up, Paramount Skydance is stepping up its campaign to get entertainment executives to support its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, with ev… [+13202 chars]
Source ↗Britain Declines To Intervene In Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company — clearing another hurdle for the mega merger while it still faces challenges elsewhere. The U.K.’s … British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company clearing another hurdle for the mega mer… [+4316 chars]
Source ↗UK won't intervene in Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros British regulators on Thursday gave Paramount the greenlight for its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, with some new assurances from the company clearing another hurdle for the mega mer… [+4223 chars]
Source ↗What Is David Ellison’s Breaking Point? David Ellison and the leadership team at Paramount expected to spend much of the summer settling into new digs with Warner Bros. Discovery. A few weeks ago, they privately predicted the merger of the two media companies would be wrapped up by July or August a… David Ellison and the leadership team at Paramount expected to spend much of the summer settling into new digs with Warner Bros. Discovery. A few weeks ago, they privately predicted the merger of the… [+6252 chars]
Source ↗Coffee Break: Ellison Empire Beseiged On All Fronts Things have only gotten worse for the Ellison family tech and media empire (Oracle, Paramount, TikTok) as they face mounting legal and financial pressure on all fronts. Things have only gotten worse for the Ellison family tech and media empire in the last week as they face mounting legal and financial pressure on all fronts. Note I’m running late again as I prepare… [+12739 chars]
Source ↗The Ellisons may still get Warner Bros. But it won't be easy. A conversation with Bloomberg Hollywood watcher Lucas Shaw about happens next in a blockbuster court case. Larry Ellison backed the deal that let his son David buy Paramount this year. They were set to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in the coming weeks — but a court challenge from the state of California … [+5320 chars]
Source ↗What Happens Now With Paramount’s Merger Plans? This pause in the merger is not the beginning of the end, but more likely the end of the beginning of the process. On Friday, Paramount announced it had agreed to halt its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 7th at the latest while a judge considers a lawsuit from state attorneys general who sued to blo… [+7963 chars]
Source ↗Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challenge Paramount said in a filing Friday that it won't close its Warner buyout until either a court ruling is made on the states' claims or June 1, 2027. The agreement comes just days after U S District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted a temporary restraining o… Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery have agreed to delay closing their USD 81 billion merger well into next year, a stunning move arrives as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states s… [+5273 chars]
Source ↗Paramount bracing for ‘long game’ as its $80B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery gets attacked in California Their deal received the greenlight from the merger-friendly Trump administration, but the Ellisons knew a cabal of Dem AGs were waiting in the wings to scuttle their efforts. David and Larry Ellison are used to playing the long game, and that’s exactly what their media giant Paramount Skydance is bracing for in its $80 billion pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery, On The Mon… [+5392 chars]
Source ↗European Union Okays Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger — With Conditions The European Union has approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a major hurdle for the merger. But the greenlight comes with certain conditions. The EU's antitrust enforcer, the European Commission, says enough competition… NEW YORK (AP) The European Union approved Paramounts $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly resha… [+4917 chars]
Source ↗EU approves Paramount's $81 billion Warner Bros. mega merger deal with conditions The European Union approved Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery takeover with specific distribution conditions. This approval clears a major regulatory hurdle for the significant media merger. However, a US federal judge has temporarily halted the transaction … New York: The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshape … [+5034 chars]
Source ↗European Union gives OK to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions The European Union has approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros NEW YORK -- The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly reshap… [+4766 chars]
Source ↗European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warners mega merger with some conditions European Union gives its greenlight to Paramount and Warner's mega merger with some conditions NEW YORK (AP) The European Union approved Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery this week, effectively clearing another regulatory hurdle for a mega merger that could vastly resh… [+4765 chars]
Source ↗Coffee Break: Oracle’s Exploding Debt and Plumeting Stock Price Threaten Paramount Media Empire? The foundations of the hastily assembled Ellison family hasbara media empire -- Paramount, WBD, American TikTok -- are cracking as Oracle stock has lost $600 billion in market cap since its September 2025 peak and its nearly $200 billion in corporate debt is … The foundations of the hastily assembled Ellison family hasbara media empire — Paramount, WBD, American TikTok — are cracking as Oracle stock has lost $600 billion in market cap since its September 2… [+23616 chars]
Source ↗Why Paramount Should Be Worried A look inside the judge’s ruling for a brief pause in Paramount’s proposed deal with Warner Bros. reveals that the merger is in a shaky position. The post Why Paramount Should Be Worried appeared first on The American Prospect. Last Friday, a kind of mini-trial was held over the question of whether two media conglomerates, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Discovery, should be allowed to merge in a $110 billion deal. Atto… [+11284 chars]
Source ↗Judge says Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery must halt merger for at least two weeks A federal court has intervened to temporarily suspend the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery following objections from twelve states concerned about competitiveness in the film industry. The judge’s restraining order will pause the merger for a min… A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery to halt their USD 81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their … [+5715 chars]
Source ↗Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger After Dozen Democrat AGs Sue A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time to see their case through in court. NEW YORK (AP) A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time t… [+3529 chars]
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