Court freezes Paramount-Warner megamerger amid antitrust scrutiny
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A federal judge granted a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking Paramount Skydance’s $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery to allow a closer antitrust review, setting up a potential injunction hearing on Aug. 3 and delaying what would be Hollywood’s largest deal in decades amid a lawsuit by 12 state attorneys general and other regulatory challenges.
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