{
  "id": 6346956,
  "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",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T23:00:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-warner-bros-bills-1236694694/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Courts have historically side-eyed issuing massive bonds in merger cases, particularly when the government challenges the deal. The states have stressed that Paramount proposed the term to win over shareholders.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T21:47:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}