Opponents of the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger appealed to the US Supreme Court
Quick Look
- Opponents of the merger of media holdings Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
- Discovery filed an emergency petition with the U.S.
- Supreme Court asking it to block the $110 billion deal, despite an earlier settlement approved by a federal court in California.
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Why It Matters
In December 2025, Netflix announced the purchase of Warner Bros. for $83 billion, after which Paramount Skydance offered to buy WBD for $108 billion, but the board of directors recommended that shareholders reject the offer. A settlement was later reached with a group of American states, approved by a federal court in California.
Brief retelling from RIA II
Opponents of the merger of media holdings Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. appealed to the US Supreme Court with a request to block the process.
A federal court in California previously approved a settlement agreement allowing the merger to close.
WASHINGTON, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Opponents of the merger of the media holding Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros appealed to the US Supreme Court with a request to block the process, according to court documents available to RIA Novosti.
Earlier, a federal court in California approved a settlement agreement between a group of American states and companies, allowing the merger deal to close.
"Petitioners request the Court to immediately enjoin the closing, consummation and integration of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, with an estimated business value of $110 billion, pending the disposition of the attached petition for writ of habeas corpus or until further order," reads the emergency motion to Judge Elena Kagan seeking a judicial stay of the deal.
Netflix in December 2025 announced the purchase of Warner Bros for $83 billion. Shortly thereafter, Paramount Skydance expressed its willingness to acquire Warner Bros on more favorable terms - for $108 billion, but WBD's board of directors then recommended that shareholders reject the offer.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a motion to halt the merger in the coming weeks.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When will the US Supreme Court hear a motion to block the deal?
- What arguments will opponents of the merger bring in their favor?
- How will a possible blocking affect the strategies of other media companies?
