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CHIEF CRITIC<\/h2>\n

\u201cThis merger is lawful, pro-competitive, and will benefit consumers, creators, workers, and the entertainment industry,\u201d Paramount said. \u201cWe will continue to vigorously defend the transaction and will look forward to the hearings on the substance of the State AGs\u2019 action.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What to Watch for<\/h2>\n

Martinez-Olguin scheduled a hearing for Aug. 3 on whether she should issue a more lasting order to pause the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal. That order could keep the merger on pause indefinitely while the litigation moves forward, which means it could be paused for years, unless an appeals court overrules her. <\/p>\n

Crucial Quote<\/h2>\n

Martinez-Olguin noted in her ruling Monday her temporary order won\u2019t cause Paramount any financial harm for now\u2014but also suggested she isn\u2019t sympathetic to its arguments about how much the delay could cost it. \u201cEven if Defendants argued that they would suffer economic harm as a result of delaying the merger, the equities do not weigh in their favor when contrasted with the potential public harms that would result from consummation of the Transaction, including the loss of competition,\u201d the judge wrote.<\/p>\n

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Big Number<\/h2>\n

$6 billion. That\u2019s how much Paramount has estimated it and Warner Bros. will save by combining their assets through the merger, Reuters notes<\/u>, further adding to the costs the company will suffer if the deal doesn\u2019t go through.<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

The states\u2019 litigation is one of several pending lawsuits against Paramount over its planned merger, which was announced<\/u> in February after Netflix backed off its effort to acquire Warner Bros. and said it couldn\u2019t match Paramount\u2019s bid. Paramount+ subscribers have also sued<\/u> over the deal, arguing the lack of competition could raise prices for subscribers, and the Writers Guild of America filed suit<\/u> last week. The union argues the deal could harm film and television writers by reducing competition in the industry and giving writers less options of who they can work for, arguing in a statement a potential merger would mean \u201cwriters will be paid less and have fewer employment opportunities.\u201d Paramount has defended<\/u> the deal amid the widespread criticism and alleged<\/u> it would actually be \u201cpro-competitive,\u201d as Paramount and Warner Bros.\u2019 new joint entity would be better equipped to compete with other media giants like Netflix, Apple and Disney. States sued Paramount in an effort to block the merger after the federal government cleared it<\/u> in June, with the Justice Department concluding the deal was \u201cnot likely to result in harm to competition or American consumers.\u201d The Trump administration\u2019s approval of the deal has raised concerns, given Paramount CEO David Ellison\u2019s ties to the president<\/u>. Ellison and father Larry Ellison face a lawsuit<\/u> from a Paramount investor over their alleged side dealings with the government to get the merger approved, which Paramount has strongly denied.<\/p>\n

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Further Reading <\/h2>\n

California And Other States Challenge Massive Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger In New Lawsuit<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

Justice Department Greenlights Paramount-Warner Bros Merger With No Conditions<\/u> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

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