{"id":927853,"date":"2026-07-11T13:05:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T13:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/927853\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T13:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T13:05:18","slug":"oregon-ag-drops-bid-to-delay-paramount-warner-bros-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/927853\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon AG Drops Bid to Delay Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Oregon attorney general\u2019s office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros.<\/a> merger, according to a filing submitted Friday in the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Ore.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe deal could close as soon as July 22, though several states, including Oregon and California, are investigating whether the $111 billion transaction violates their antitrust laws. The states could still seek an injunction to block the merger before that date.<\/p>\n

\n\tDan Rayfield, the Oregon attorney general, asked a court on Wednesday to extend the closing date by 60 days, arguing that his office needed more time to investigate because Paramount Skydance<\/a> had not been responsive to records requests. The state sought records and responses to questions about the company\u2019s lobbying of the White House and the Department of Justice, suggesting that the DOJ had improperly approved the merger in June.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe judge scheduled a hearing for the motion on Monday morning, but the issue is now moot. Rayfield\u2019s office also withdrew its demand for records regarding \u201cProject Warrior\u201d \u2014 the code name for the effort to win regulatory approval of the deal.<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount had argued that the requests were irrelevant to the antitrust issues the state is investigating.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are pleased that the Oregon Attorney General has withdrawn its motion to delay this transaction,\u201d a company spokesperson said. \u201cIt was the right decision and avoids an unwarranted effort to delay a lawful, pro-competitive merger.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tJenny Hansson, a spokeswoman for the A.G.\u2019s office, said the agency is considering its next move.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cParamount made it clear that they weren\u2019t going to comply with the investigative demand, and that they think they\u2019re above the law,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to let them waste Oregonians\u2019 resources on these games. We\u2019ve withdrawn the motion to consider our next steps.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tParamount is also working to win approval from the European Commission and the U.K., and has already received the blessing of authorities in Australia, Canada and China.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAntitrust authorities around the world have carefully reviewed this transaction, clearing it or concluding that it does not violate any competition laws,\u201d the company stated. \u201cThat regulatory record underscores what the facts, the law and the economics make clear: this transaction will create a stronger challenger to dominant global streaming and technology platforms, expand consumer choice, increase investment in premium content and theatrical distribution, and create more opportunities for creators and workers. We look forward to completing the transaction and delivering those benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Oregon attorney general\u2019s office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger,…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":927854,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,77684,374276,67,132,68,27281],"class_list":["post-927853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-paramount-skydance","tag-paramount-warner-bros","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-warner-bros-discovery"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116901493230109746","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=927853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}