00:00Paramount is asking a federal judge to require 12 state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America to post
00:07a $1.88 billion bond over their challenge to its planned Warner Brothers Discovery merger.
00:13The company says the litigation delay could rack up roughly $1.3 billion in ticking fees, with Paramount potentially paying
00:21about $7 million a day to WBD shareholders if the deal remains unfinished.
00:27The $110 billion merger is now facing a trial scheduled for March 2027 after the states argued that the combination
00:35could hurt competition.
00:37California Attorney General Rob Bonta has pushed back, saying Paramount agreed to the costly merger terms knowing the risks.
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