FINNENCE ▪ THE WIRE FILE
THE WIRE · № 58317
Geopolitics▲ Bullish
Judge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery
KINDGeopolitics
DIRECTION▲ Bullish
SOURCES12
ENTITIES1
STORY SIZE12 RECORDS
FIRST SEEN2026-09-30 19:42 UTC
LAST UPDATE2026-09-30 21:05 UTC
STATEactive
01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Judicial approval lets a $110 billion media takeover close, reshaping sector ownership.
Court clears Paramount-WBD takeover
CATALYST TO WATCH
Completion and synergy disclosure
MAIN RISK
Integration and balance-sheet strain
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
UPDATED 12 TIMES · FIRST 2026-09-30 19:42 UTC · LAST 2026-09-30 21:05 UTC2026-09-30 19:42 UTCGeopoliticsJudge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery - NBC NewsCURRENT RECORD
2026-09-30 19:47 UTCNewsParamount-WBD Merger Is A Go As Judge Approves Legal Settlement, Last Hurdle To Close - Deadline
2026-09-30 19:51 UTCGeopoliticsParamount-Warner Bros. Merger Clears Last Legal Hurdle As Judge Approves Settlement - Forbes
2026-09-30 20:08 UTCGeopoliticsParamount and Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Clears Last Hurdle as Judge Approves Antitrust Settlement - IndieWire
2026-09-30 20:08 UTCGeopoliticsFederal judge allows Paramount-Warner merger to move forward - Los Angeles Times
2026-09-30 20:11 UTCGeopoliticsJudge clears way for Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger - NewscastStudio
2026-09-30 20:27 UTCNewsJudge approves settlement clearing Paramount-WBD merger - KTLA
2026-09-30 20:43 UTCGeopoliticsJudge Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Settlement - MyNewsLA.com
2026-09-30 20:45 UTCGeopoliticsJudge Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Settlement, Clearing Final Legal Hurdle - LAmag
2026-09-30 20:48 UTCGeopoliticsJudge approves Paramount's settlement with states over Warner buyout, allowing merger to soon close - CoastTV
2026-09-30 21:00 UTCGeopoliticsParamount-Warner Bros. merger moves forward after judge approves settlement - CNN
2026-09-30 21:05 UTCNewsDavid Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery
03 WHO'S INVOLVED
ENTITIES ON FILE.
AFFECTEDWalt Disney · DIS
04 RECEIPTS
THE SOURCE RECORD.
1 SOURCES CONFIRMED05 PROPAGATION
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