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Paramount Asks Judge to Toss Lawsuit over Proposed Warner Bros Discovery Merger

Paramount says the plaintiffs offer no factual support and that blocking the merger would harm competition and cost the company significant economic losses.

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A billboard for Paramount Plus inside a BART/Muni station in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Matthew Keys for The Desk) Attorneys representing Paramount Skydance have asked a federal judge to dismiss an ongoing antitrust lawsuit brought by pay television and streaming consumers over the media giant’s proposed merger with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). In a motion to dismiss filed in court on Thursday, lawyers for Paramount say the plaintiffs …

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According to Reuters sources, at least the states of California and New York are involved in the lawsuit.

·Finland
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The proposed operation has faced opposition from Hollywood actors, screenwriters and other professionals because of its potential to eliminate jobs

·Bogotá, Colombia
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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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