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8:55 PM ET, July 27, 2026

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Natalie Korach / Status:
Eight antitrust experts assess what Paramount's pause on WBD acquisition means, which side it benefits most, and where the merger is headed over the next year  —  The pause is the latest update in what is shaping up to be one of the most consequential antitrust trials Hollywood has faced in decades, with the saga far from over.
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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount proposed to pause its merger with WBD because the company thought going to a trial was the fastest way to complete the deal  —  A flurry of negotiations last week cleared the way for an antitrust court battle with states that could determine the fate of the two iconic media giants.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
The suspension of the Paramount/WBD merger lengthens limits on WBD's ability to pursue asset sales or some content deals and postpones promised cost savings  —  The companies can't combine yet, meaning promised cost savings and strategic moves are on hold while rivals push ahead
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Filing: Paramount and state AGs agree to freeze the WBD merger until an antitrust trial occurs or until June 2027; a preliminary injunction hearing is canceled
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
NBCU and YouTube reach a multiyear deal to include all Peacock content in YouTube Premium subscriptions in the US starting in early 2027  —  NBCUniversal's Peacock is officially landing on YouTube.  —  All of the streaming service's content — including NBC Sports' portfolio of the NFL and NBA …
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
London-based European Technology Network, a TBPN-like show livestreaming 5x a week on YouTube and X, raised a $1.6M seed round from Axel Springer and others  —  The European answer to TBPN is here and ready to go live five days a week, starting June 27.  —  Luke Knight and Ronan Chambers …
Inside Radio:
Nielsen plans to discontinue its radio and TV audience-ratings measurement services for TV and radio in Puerto Rico at the end of 2026  —  Nielsen plans to discontinue measuring radio and TV audiences in the Puerto Rico market in December 2026.  That means the island of 3.2 million people …
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
A UK-backed probe finds journalists self-censor coverage of right-wing protests, Trump, and trans issues over safety fears, as newsrooms “normalize” the risks  —  Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’
Mike Florio / NBCSports.com:
ESPN and others appear to have withheld reporting on an NFL coach's car accident until the 49ers disclosed it, a dereliction of their duties as journalists  —  Saturday's news that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan had been in a serious car accident was surprising, to say the least.
Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
At the rescheduled WHCA dinner, Trump praised the press corps' response to the April shooting before insulting journalists and celebrities who criticized him  —  “[Collins] shouldn't get the award.  It was a fake,” the president rails in his White House Correspondents' Dinner speech
Reuters:
Canal+ signs a deal with French film industry bodies to invest €980M in French and European cinema over a period of five years, starting in 2028  —  French broadcaster Canal+ (CAN.L) said on Monday it has signed a five-year agreement to invest €980 million ($1.11 billion) …
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Kelly McBride / NPR:
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
WBD sues Amazon, accusing it of a “lawless employee shopping spree” to poach WBD employees who are under contract, including HBO marketing veteran Pia Barlow
 

 
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