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A timeline of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery megadeal

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.

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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