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California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta would like Paramount-Warner antitrust trial to unfold in April. Paramount is pushing for November.
Disney is defending its stewardship of its eight owned stations, including KABC-TV Channel 7 in Los Angeles and KGO-TV in San Francisco.
Paramount stock has lost about 20% of its value since the beginning of July amid concerns the company will have to shoulder higher costs to get its $111-billion Warner Bros. acquisition across the finish line.
The deal will introduce Peacock into millions of new homes.
State attorneys general, led by California AG Rob Bonta, plan to ask for a trial in 2027 -- after the midterm elections.
The concessions come as Paramount Skydance already was facing the prospect of a lengthy moratorium. The latest delay could extend to next summer.
Paramount has now secured most of its regulatory approvals but it still must battle a coalition of state attorneys general who allege the deal violates U.S. antitrust laws.
Walt Disney Co.-owned TV stations risk losing their licenses, part of an effort by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to challenge media outlets that President Trump views as foes
District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order request by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, to freeze the deal
Federal Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín said she would decide by next Wednesday whether to issue a temporary restraining order that would pause the blockbuster Hollywood deal.
