The ruling comes after a coalition of 12 states sued to block the deal, arguing it would harm consumers and the entertainment industry.

A temporary restraining order was granted, setting up a battle over a more concrete injunction as the states pursue their antitrust case ...

A federal judge in California on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from completing their proposed $110 billion merger, granting a 14-day restraining order as a ...

The Writers Guild of America is piling on in the effort to immediately stop Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Early Wednesday, the union filed a motion seeking a preliminary ...

US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in Oakland on Monday ordered the companies to hold off on consummating the deal for 14 days.

A judge is pausing Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger as a California-led antitrust lawsuit moves forward.

A federal court issued a 14-day restraining order, siding with states that argue the massive media merger violates antitrust laws.

A federal judge ordered Paramount and CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their merger for at least two weeks, as a coalition of states led by California argue the deal will “extinguish ...

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 ...

A federal judge today ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $111 billion merger, handing an early win to states that sued to block the deal. The ruling granted a ...

Paramount Skydance must ​pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 3, a federal judge ruled on ‌Monday after a California-led coalition of states argued the merger ...

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.