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\n\tParamount won\u2019t be able to close its $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery until Aug. 18 at the earliest, with the court extending the temporary restraining order another 14 days.<\/p>\n

\n\tU.S. District Judge Araceli Mart\u00ednez-Olgu\u00edn issued the extension to allow lawyers for the studio and the states looking to block the deal to come to an agreement on the schedule and format for legal proceedings on a preliminary injunction, which would freeze the transaction until the case is decided if granted.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe states alleged that the acquisition will substantially throttle competition in wide-release and top-grossing theatrical distribution and cable licensing in violation of antitrust laws. Separately, the Writers Guild of America filed a lawsuit claiming that the merger will result in lower compensation and worse deal terms.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe court on Monday granted the states\u2019 bid to pause the deal. Legal jockeying followed, with Paramount urging the court to hold a three-day evidentiary hearing next month. That would allow it to \u201caddress critical factual issues involving market definition, real-world competitive dynamics, barriers to expansion, and incentives,\u201d wrote Jeffrey Kessler, a lawyer for the studio, in a court filing. Paramount intends to put on expert witnesses and cross-examine the states\u2019 experts to undermine arguments that the merger will suppress the markets at issue in the case. It has maintained that the states\u2019 understanding and calculation of the markets are faulty.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe states opposed the bid, arguing that a multi-day hearing isn\u2019t app<\/a>ropriate at the preliminary injunction stage and that Paramount is essentially asking for a trial without giving them proper time.<\/p>\n

\n\tFor Paramount, the Sept. 30 deadline to close the deal is a key consideration. It previously offered not to consummate the acquisition for up to a month if the court agreed to schedule preliminary injunction proceedings at the end of August in order for a decision to be rendered before the ticking fee is triggered. The ticking fee in the deal contract would result in a $6.9 million per day penalty if the transaction isn\u2019t closed by Sept. 30.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe decision on the preliminary injunction will be key. If it\u2019s not granted, Paramount has signaled that it will close, leaving the states to try and unwind the merger.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe court will consider arguments on the motion on Aug. 3. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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