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# A timeline of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery megadeal
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/a-timeline-of-the-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-megadeal/
- Published: 2026-10-13T16:31:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T16:31:24.000Z
- Description: TechCrunch’s Lauren Forristal recaps how Paramount beat Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid with a $111 billion offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, surviving a 12-state antitrust lawsuit and a judge’s pause before closing on October 6.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Lauren Forristal, Paramount buys Warner Bros. Discovery and becomes Skydance

**Why it matters.** Buyers across Hollywood now have a closed, court-tested template for financing and defending a mega-merger against state antitrust challenges.

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