UK Summer Break Delays Paramount-WBD Merger
TL;DR
Britain’s summer recess leaves Paramount’s $110B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in limbo as Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy weighs a public‑interest intervention; CMA investigations continue and Ofcom could be drawn in, potentially pushing a decision past September and complicating closing timelines under the UK merger regime.
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