{
  "id": 6335629,
  "title": "Paramount Repeats Demand That States and WGA Post $1.88 Billion Bond Over Warner Bros. Merger Delay, After AGs Argue Company Is Trying to ‘Offload Its Responsibility’ for Ticking Fees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/paramount-repeats-demand-that-states-and-wga-post-1-88-billion-bond",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T21:47:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-rdemands-states-wga-post-bond-warner-bros-merger-delay-1236855184/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paramount Skydance on Tuesday reiterated its demand in a court filing that 12 states and the WGA — whose antitrust lawsuits seek to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — post $1.88 billion in bond as security for the losses Paramount would incur if the deal doesn’t close until after the trial concludes next […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Paramount Argues That the States Post a $1.88 Billion Bond to Cover Warner Bros. Bills",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/paramount-argues-that-the-states-post-a-1-88-billion-bond-to-cover",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:00:13.000Z"
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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."
}