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Paramount's Bond Request for WBD Merger Delay

Updated 2026-08-17 18:40 UTC 3 sources Negative

Paramount is seeking a $1.88 billion bond from state AGs and the Writers Guild of America to cover costs related to the delay in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The legal dispute over the antitrust lawsuit has caused significant financial strain.

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Deadline

Put Up Or Shut Up! Paramount Demands A Very, Very Big Bond From AGs & WGA Over Costs Of “Roadblock” Antitrust Suit On WBD Merger

Paramount finally is getting serious in its standoff with blue state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America over the antitrust action aimed at shattering David Ellison’s $111 billion deal to meld Warner Bros Discovery with the home of The Godfather. In the deepest sense of an offer

2026-08-17 18:31 UTC

Variety

Paramount Requests States and WGA Be Required to Post $1.9 Billion Bond to Cover Financial Losses While Warner Bros. Merger Is Stuck on Hold Pending Trial

David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance asked the judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuits filed by 12 states and the WGA to force the plaintiffs to pony up a whopping $1.88 billion bond to cover the company’s losses related to the delay in its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount fil

2026-08-17 18:32 UTC

CNBC

Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond from state AGs to cover costs of WBD merger delay

Paramount agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of WBD to as late as June 2027 while the state AGs' case heads to trial.

2026-08-17 18:36 UTC