Paramount and States Clash Over Antitrust Trial Dates

Paramount Skydance asked a judge on Friday to schedule its upcoming antitrust trial in November, while a coalition of states and the Writers Guild of America asked for a date in April 2027. The scheduling matters a lot to Paramount, which will begin paying Warner Bros. shareholders $7 million a day

Paramount and the state attorneys general did not reach an agreement on a proposed trial date, with the company pitching a November start, and the government plaintiffs asking the judge for April. Their proposals came in a joint filing on Friday, More to come.