Paramount-Warner Merger Stalled in Court | Los Angeles News

Presented by The Plant Daddies — rare specimen trees, living art, and hand-carved limestone vessels and fountains for extraordinary spaces. Showrooms in Los Angeles and Irvine. Listeners of Los Angeles News Today receive 10% off with code LANEWS10. theplantdaddies.com/lanews Paramount’s blockbuster merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is in legal limbo after state attorneys general, led by California, argue it violates antitrust laws — a judge agrees there’s “compelling evidence.” The deal’s deadline has been scrapped, now likely pushed to next summer, as Hollywood unions and labor groups rally against it, fearing harm to creators and workers. Despite mounting pressure, Paramount’s chairman David Ellison remains defiant, citing international approvals and DOJ green lights, confident the merger will still go through — pending a trial after the midterms. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e3af0b26833ecb31