Paramount-WBD Clears One Court Test as CNN Fight Heats Up
Friday, July 17, 2026 · 8 min
Paramount-WBD merger challengers lost a consumer bid for a preliminary injunction, while state attorneys general press for their own emergency pause and California’s Rob Bonta rejects the idea that a CNN spinoff alone would settle the antitrust fight.
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Paramount-WBD merger challengers lost a consumer bid for a preliminary injunction, while state attorneys general press for their own emergency pause and California’s Rob Bonta rejects the idea that a CNN spinoff alone would settle the antitrust fight.
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- Judge Denies Injunction in Paramount-WBD Consumer Lawsuit — TheWrap
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- Paramount+ Subscribers Fail to Block Warner Bros. Merger — Variety
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- A Judge Refuses To Block Paramount's Bid to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery | Cord Cutters News — Cord Cutters News
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- Rob Bonta Rebuffs FCC’s Claim They Could Drop Paramount Suit With CNN Spinoff — TheWrap
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