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Paramount Skydance Watch — Lantern Podcasts 5 Episodes Jul 20, 2026

The biggest entertainment merger in years is on the clock. Paramount Skydance Watch is your daily briefing on the $110 billion Paramount-Skydance acquisition and the separate Warner Bros. Discovery deal — two seismic transactions reshaping Hollywood, cable news, and streaming in real time. Every episode tracks where the antitrust fight actually stands: DOJ merger review, the multistate attorneys-general lawsuit, EU regulatory clearance, and the UK CMA timeline. We separate filed complaints from actual rulings, regulator findings from commentator speculation, and breaking scoops from recycled takes. On the deal economics side, we follow the ticking fee, the debt load, the HBO Max subscriber math, CNN's uncertain future, and what happens to the Warner studio library if the merger closes — or collapses — by the September 30 deadline. Sources are always named. Allegations are always labeled. If a court filing says one thing and a spokesperson says another, you'll hear both. Built for media-industry professionals, antitrust attorneys, business journalists, and serious investors who need clarity, not noise, on the most consequential media consolidation of the decade.

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Paramount-WBD Merger Faces a July 22 Court Test — July 20, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 8:31 Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery bid is headed for a July 22 ruling in Oakland, where state AGs seek a temporary pause and Paramount weighs delay against a $7 million-a-day deadline. In this episode: Top stories: 1. An Oakland Judge Will Soon Rule on 1 of the Largest ... — KQED https://www.kqed.org/news/12091592/an-oakland-judge-will-soon-rule-on-one-of-the-largest-medi

Paramount-WBD Fight Hits Court as Delay Fees Loom — July 18, 2026 Jul 18, 2026 1:53 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition hit an Oakland hearing as 12 states seek a temporary pause, threatening the July closing plan and exposing Paramount to potential delay payments to Warner shareholders if the deal slips past Sept. 30. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount-Warner Bros. merger fight lands in an Oakland ... — San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfchroni

Paramount-WBD Clears One Court Test as CNN Fight Heats Up — July 17, 2026 Jul 17, 2026 8:22 Paramount-WBD merger challengers lost a consumer bid for a preliminary injunction, while state attorneys general press for their own emergency pause and California’s Rob Bonta rejects the idea that a CNN spinoff alone would settle the antitrust fight. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Judge Denies Injunction in Paramount-WBD Consumer Lawsuit — TheWrap https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/publi

Paramount-WBD Fight Shifts to Court — July 16, 2026 Jul 16, 2026 9:59 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery merger is now a courtroom sprint: states seek a TRO, Paramount agrees to link cases, answers a shareholder suit, and an FCC chair criticizes California’s theory while the July 22 EU checkpoint looms. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Shareholder Sues Ellisons, Board, Company Responds — Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramount-sharehol

Paramount Holds to September as State Lawsuits Hit WBD Deal — July 15, 2026 Jul 15, 2026 5:54 Paramount Skydance’s lead merger lawyer says the Warner Bros. Discovery deal can still close before Sept. 30 despite a 12-state antitrust challenge, while note-offer extensions and CNN-control anxieties keep pressure on the deal calendar. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Lawyer Still Expects WBD Merger To Close On Time Despite Lawsuits — Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/07/paramoun

States Sue to Block Paramount’s Warner Megadeal — July 14, 2026 Jul 14, 2026 6:47 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal faces a new state-level antitrust lawsuit from California and 11 other states, testing whether federal clearance is enough to keep the $110 billion merger on track. In this episode: Top stories: 1. 12 States Challenge Paramount’s $110 Billion Merger With Warner Bros. | The Epoch Times — The Epoch Times https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/12-states-

Oregon Drops Delay Bid, Giving Paramount-WBD Breathing Room — July 13, 2026 Jul 13, 2026 4:59 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal got a reprieve as Oregon withdrew its bid for a 60-day closing delay, clearing one obstacle while state antitrust probes and overseas reviews still threaten the path to a possible July 22 close. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount's big merger just got some breathing room — Rolling Out https://rollingout.com/2026/07/11/paramounts-big-merg

Oregon Tests State Leverage as Paramount Debt Fears Rise — July 10, 2026 Jul 10, 2026 5:16 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid faces a state-level pressure test in Oregon, where the AG wants documents and a 60-day pause, while Arete warns the merged company could carry a heavy debt load. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Step Back: If federal regulators have cleared the Paramount-Warner deal and Warner shareholders have approved it, what power do state attorneys general — li

Paramount-Warner’s Debt Load Becomes the New Deal Test — July 09, 2026 Jul 9, 2026 3:24 Paramount-Warner deal puts nearly $80 billion of debt at the center of David Ellison’s Hollywood scale play, raising pressure on streaming, sports rights, programming budgets, and credit risk. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount-Warner Deal Saddles Combined Entity With $80B Debt — Wall Street Journal US Business https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/wsj-us-business/paramount-warner-deal-

Sun Valley Moguls Face Merger Season’s Antitrust Reality — July 08, 2026 Jul 8, 2026 8:07 Paramount Skydance merger chatter heads to Sun Valley as media chiefs weigh deal pressure, while Sky’s ITV bid braces for a long UK antitrust review and new HSR data show federal merger timing is loosening again. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Comcast Split, Paramount-WBD, AI Among Topics As Moguls Arrive At Sun Valley Confab — Deadline https://deadline.com/2026/07/comcast-paramount-wbd-ai-m

California Counsel Hire Keeps Paramount-WBD Risk Alive — July 07, 2026 Jul 7, 2026 5:43 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid faces a new state-level legal signal: California has reportedly hired outside counsel for a possible challenge, keeping the multistate antitrust threat alive after DOJ clearance. In this episode: Top stories: 1. CA Reportedly Hires Law Firm for Possible Paramount/WBD Merger Lawsuit - Media Play News — Media Play News https://www.mediaplaynews.com

Paramount’s WBD Bid Gets Gulf Cash and EU Strings — July 06, 2026 Jul 6, 2026 8:04 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery bid is getting fresh $24 billion Gulf-financing momentum as EU scrutiny pushes Paramount toward exiting its Universal distribution venture, while a separate $650 million Paramount+ licensing pact underscores the cash-and-content pressures around the deal. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Skydance Stock Jumps 9% on $24B Gulf Funding for ... — I

Warner Bros. Discovery Looks Set to Spurn Paramount Again — July 03, 2026 Jul 3, 2026 8:15 Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly preparing to reject Paramount Skydance’s revised bid again, keeping the $111 billion media megamerger in limbo. California’s antitrust review remains focused on competition, not a forced CNN sale, as CNN talent weighs the uncertainty. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Warner Bros set to reject Paramount bid again: Bloomberg reveals — Parapolitika https://en.

UK Scrutiny and Bonta’s Red Flags Hit Paramount-WBD — July 02, 2026 Jul 2, 2026 4:13 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover faces UK media-plurality scrutiny and a sharper California AG antitrust spotlight, adding pressure to a $110 billion deal already counting down through response deadlines and ticking-fee economics. In this episode: Top stories: 1. UK may intervene in $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery deal | 101 WIXX | Your Hit Music Station — Thomson

UK Signals Intervention in Paramount-WBD Deal — July 01, 2026 Jul 1, 2026 8:07 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery takeover faces a U.K. media-plurality intervention signal from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, with Ofcom and the CMA potentially next and July 6 representations now the immediate deal checkpoint. In this episode: Top stories: 1. U.K. Regulator 'Minded to Intervene' in Paramount's $111 Billion WBD Acquisition - Media Play News — Media Play News https:/

Paramount Skydance Sets July Webcast Meeting — June 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 3:09 Paramount Skydance scheduled its 2026 annual stockholder meeting for July 21 as a webcast, with Harbor Lights expected to approve ten directors and PwC by written consent, and no proxy solicitation planned. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount Skydance sets 2026 annual meeting plans | PSKY 8-K ... — Stock Titan https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/PSKY/8-k-paramount-skydance-corp-repor

Paramount’s CNN Control Fight Meets a July 15 Debt Clock — June 29, 2026 Jun 29, 2026 5:12 Paramount Skydance’s Warner Bros. Discovery push now has two pressure points: CNN oversight and debt mechanics, with note tender and exchange deadlines extended to July 15 as the company denies making CNN-related assurances. In this episode: Top stories: 1. CNN CEO Tells Paramount He Won't Share Network Oversight — TheWrap https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/cnn-mark-thompson-ref

Paramount-WBD Nears EU Greenlight as UK, States Loom — June 26, 2026 Jun 26, 2026 9:45 Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger looks headed for European Commission approval, but the UK CMA’s Phase 1 deadline and possible state AG challenge still leave real closing risk as Paramount restructures debt for the $111 billion deal. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Inches Closer to Deal — The Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/b

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