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  "id": 146077,
  "title": "Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Trial for March 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/judge-sets-paramount-warner-bros-antitrust-trial-for-march-2027",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T19:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/paramount-warner-bros-antitrust-trial-date-march-2027-1236827843/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The judge hearing the antitrust case seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger has issued a preliminary scheduling order, with a trial set to start in March 2027 — considerably later than Paramount was hoping for. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on Tuesday issued a ruling that said the trial will run a total of 12 […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/paramount-warner-bros-merger-antitrust-trial-set-for-march-2027",
        "published": "2026-08-04T19:31:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Regal Cinemas CEO Eduardo Acuna Backs Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Says Antitrust Trial ‘Creates More Uncertainty and Distraction’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/regal-cinemas-ceo-eduardo-acuna-backs-paramount-warner-bros-merger",
        "published": "2026-08-06T00:36:25.000Z"
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  "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."
}