{
  "id": 142808,
  "title": "Judge Sets Paramount-WBD Merger Antitrust Trial For March",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/judge-sets-paramount-wbd-merger-antitrust-trial-for-march",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T19:32:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/paramount-warner-bros-trial-1237016438/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A federal judge has set the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger trial for next March. The date is much closer to the timeline sought by state attorneys general and the Writers Guild America, who sued to block the transaction. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín wrote that the trial will take place from March 2 to March […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna Champions Paramount-WBD Merger, Says Antitrust Trial “Creates More Uncertainty And Distraction”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/regal-cinemas-ceo-eduardo-acuna-champions-paramount-wbd-merger-says",
        "published": "2026-08-06T00:15:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}