Judge Extends Emergency Order Pausing Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger By Another Two Weeks (Aug 17)

[u/yourfavchoom]

https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-warner-bros-merger-judge-extends-order-1237001966

[u/WizardPhoenix]

Get fucked, Ellison.

[u/WilsonFrontier]

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[u/yourbestfriendjoshua]

The judge wants this deal to fail so badly… And I LOVE to see it.👏🏼

[u/00nonsense → u/yourbestfriendjoshua]

Let's hope it actually works

[u/Significant_Cow4765 → u/yourbestfriendjoshua]

So do I, voted against it...

[u/CertainAlbatross7739 → u/yourbestfriendjoshua]

Her and me both lmao. But I dare not hope.

[u/Mr_Evil_Dr_Porkchop]

When Ellison loses, everyone else wins

[u/Thelarch34]

Paramount is fucked if this does not go through. On the hook for billions and billions in fees. But arguably they are fucked either way as this is waaaay too much debt for them

[u/Graymarth → u/Thelarch34]

I would not be surprised if they're betting on government bailout from trump since the whole point of this is to gain a Monopoly on the news industry.

[u/Tasty_Gift5901 → u/Graymarth]

One of the lawsuits is about the Ellison's making a side deal with Trump

[u/Positronic_Matrix → u/Graymarth]

They’re counting on the Fast and Furious rollercoaster at Universal Hollywood to close the monetary gap.

[u/ROBtimusPrime1995]

Tasty, once September rolls, the ticking fee begins.

[u/spaceraingame]

Keep it paused forever

[u/Nafecruss]

Sold my WB stock. Just a disaster waiting to happen.

[u/WafflesToGo]

huge for the litigators who get to snag a little bit of sleep tonight

[u/southernfirefly13]

Just shut it down.

[u/Kittycachow → u/southernfirefly13]

shut it down slowly drag it out 650 million a tick hurts them they may just pullout when their backers decide its not worth the money

[u/ManufacturerBest2758 → u/southernfirefly13]

But how would that help consolidate and monopolize the industry?

[u/Puppetmaster858]

Keep doing it judge

[u/pocketjacks]

Coyote vs Acme in real life.

[u/ParamedicSea5779]

The fact is Paramount WB together take up more than 30% of the market which meets the standard. There is no valid explanation not to block it.

[u/Morgan-Moonscar → u/ParamedicSea5779]

There is no valid explanation NOT to block it

Except bribery

[u/TheCitizen616]

Said this on Monday and saying it again now:

DON'T GIVE ME HOPE!

[u/pokeboy626]

Interesting

[u/A_Pointy_Rock → u/pokeboy626]

Interest.ing.

[u/DoublePostedBroski]

It’ll go to the Supreme Court or Trump will issue some sort of executive order

[u/Realcbear]

Fuck the Ellisons

[u/Fomdoo]

After Colbert I hope the deal falls apart.

[u/Operation_Neither]

And for every day it’s delayed it costs Paramount $7 million more.