Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027
A federal judge has set March 2027 for the start of an antitrust trial seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
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- A federal judge has set March 2027 for the start of an antitrust trial seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros.
- Discovery merger.
A judge has scheduled an antitrust trial over the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to begin in March 2027.
Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a preliminary scheduling order on August 4, 2026, setting aside a total of 12 trial days, according to the stored source record. The case seeks to block the merger.
The timetable is later than Paramount had sought, extending the period of legal uncertainty around the proposed combination. The available source record did not include the parties’ full arguments or the remaining pretrial schedule.
