Judge pauses $111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger over antitrust lawsuit

A judge temporarily paused the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to allow a court to consider an antitrust lawsuit challenging the deal. The restraining order delays what had been expected to be an imminent closing of the transaction.

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