Paramount, Warner ask US judge to cancel Aug. 3 hearing on merger challenge
( July 22, 2026, 22:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery asked a California federal judge to cancel a preliminary-injunction hearing currently set for Aug. 3 and order "a three-day evidentiary hearing" the week of Aug. 17 or Aug. 24 on several US states' challenge to their proposed transaction. In a court filing, the merging parties said the "need for an evidentiary hearing before granting a preliminary injunction is particularly important in antitrust merger challenges." See court filing. ...
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