Paramount-Warner Bros. merger not a done deal
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The Paramount-WBD merger finally looks set to close. Is it a buying opportunity?
An emergency amicus brief was filed just ahead of a hearing this morning to approve the antitrust settlement agreement.
A Zoom call today with 500 senior Warner Bros. staffers about the Paramount-AGs settlement did little to dissipate the Mordor-like gloomy clouds over the Burbank, CA lot, to use a Lord of the Rings reference.
Semafor reports that Paramount execs “have discussed asking Elon Musk to become part of a syndicate of equity investors into Paramount,” citing anonymous sources. There’s no word on how much Musk might be asked to invest or even if it’s actually going to happen.
On September 18, 2026, Reuters reported that Paramount Skydance Corporation (NASDAQ:PSKY) and several states are negotiating settlement terms regarding its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner
His comments came after 12 states, including New York, and the WGA agreed to settle their antitrust lawsuits against Paramount Skydance over its bid for Warner Bros.
Paramount announced the syndication of a $7.5 billion term loan to as financing of the Warner Bros. Discovery deal gets underway.
Warner Bros has made some release date changes, unrelated to its pending marriage with Paramount. The DC Robins-origin puppet meets animation feature, Dynamic Duo, is moving from June 30, 2028 to