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Longshot Bid to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Filed to Supreme Court

Paramount subscribers file a longshot bid to halt the merger until the Supreme Court considers their case.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 5 Oct 2026 · updated 1h ago

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How the odds moved · Paramount
0%50%100%99%29 Sept, 05:53 UTCnowThe Hollywood Reporter: Longshot Bid to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Filed to Supreme Court · 5 Oct, 21:32 UTCDeadline: Plaintiffs Seek Last-Minute Hail Mary In Supreme Court Petition To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger · 5 Oct, 22:57 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 5 Oct 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 5 October at 21:32 UTC; Deadline followed 1h 25m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 5 October at 22:57 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline.

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  • Paramount — the market puts it at 99%, with $2k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jul 2027. The market resolves to Yes if there are qualifying public announcements indicating that Paramount successfully takes over Warner Bros. before July 2027. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the deadline as the end of the announcement period rather than the cutoff for when the takeover must be confirmed.

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  1. Longshot Bid to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Filed to Supreme Court The Hollywood Reporter ·
  2. Plaintiffs Seek Last-Minute Hail Mary In Supreme Court Petition To Halt Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Deadline

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