The trial regarding the Paramount and Warner Brothers Discovery merger is scheduled for March.
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On with Kara SwisherAug 10, 2026
The claim that the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger trial is scheduled for March matches the record: on Aug. 4, 2026, Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín set the trial for March 2, 2027, running 12 court days. This was before the Aug. 10, 2026 posting date, so the claim was accurate on that date.
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… He actually he they bring it up to him, and that's a different thing. I think now the judge seems to be agreeing with Rob Bonta because he's won pretty he got the TRO. He was gonna get the preliminary injunction, and now the trial's not till March. Uh, so someone agrees with him, the judge? Yeah, look, I mean, it's a, it's a process, and so do many in Hollywood, the Writers Guild, the Screen Actors Guild, um, and a lot of, and a lot of theater owners too. …
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Supports. Reuters reports that the federal judge ruled on Aug. 4, 2026 that the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery antitrust trial will go to trial in March 2027.[1]
Supports. The New York Times reports the trial will begin March 2 and run 12 days, a timeline it describes as a win for the coalition of 12 states that had asked for an April start.[3]
Supports. CNN, the Sacramento Bee and other outlets independently confirm the March 2, 2027 start date from the judge's scheduling order.[4][5]
Context. Paramount had requested a November trial, and the states and the Writers Guild had requested April. Paramount has agreed not to close the deal until a ruling or June 2027, whichever comes first.[1][2]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Judge sets March 2027 trial on Paramount-Warner Bros dealreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Paramount delays closing Warner buyout while judge considers states' challengeapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Trial for Marchnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Paramount–WBD judge sets March 2027 trial date for ...edition.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Oakland judge schedules Warner‑Paramount antitrust trial ...sacbee.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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