Paramount, Warner seek later evidentiary hearing in US states' merger challenge
By Alex Wilts ( July 23, 2026, 00:37 GMT | Insight) -- Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery urged a California federal judge to vacate an Aug. 3 hearing on a preliminary-injunction motion from US states challenging the companies' merger, and instead hold a three-day evidentiary hearing to resolve what they described as "critical factual disputes" over the competitive effects of their proposed transaction.Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery urged a California federal judge Wednesday to vacate an Aug. 3 hearing on a preliminary-injunction motion from US states challenging the companies' merger, and instead hold a three-day evidentiary hearing to resolve what they described as "critical factual disputes" over the competitive effects of their proposed transaction....
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