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Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. remains suspended rather than abandoned, with the company having agreed to hold the deal until June 2027 according to the New York Times, and to let the freeze lift earlier only if a judge rules before then on the litigation now blocking the transaction. A further account from Breitbart, itself citing another report, describes the halt in slightly broader terms: the merger is paused until several major lawsuits reach a resolution, with the timing of any resumption unclear. The two accounts point the same way — the pause is defined by the courts, not by a date the companies control — though the June 2027 outer limit rests on the Times reporting alone and the fuller terms have not been independently confirmed here.
Paramount has been pursuing a merger with Warner Bros., a combination that would join two of the larger names in American film and television. The transaction has been held up by a lawsuit that blocks it from closing, leaving the deal in legal limbo. Rather than fight over the schedule, Paramount has now accepted a proposed delay pushing the merger's timeline out to June 2027. The central question for the deal's future is when a judge rules on the pending suit, since an earlier decision would end the freeze ahead of that date.
وافقت باراماونت على تعليق اندماجها مع وارنر براذرز ديسكفري إلى أن تصل عدة دعاوى قضائية كبرى إلى تسوية، بحسب برايتبارت نقلاً عن تقرير آخر. ويبقى توقيت استئناف الصفقة، إن حدث، غير واضح.
وافقت باراماونت على اقتراح تجميد اندماجها مع وارنر بروذرز حتى يونيو 2027، بحسب صحيفة نيويورك تايمز. ولن ينتهي هذا التجميد مبكراً إلا إذا أصدر قاضٍ حكماً قبل ذلك التاريخ في الدعوى التي تعرقل الصفقة.