
Paramount-WBD merger pauses after temporary antitrust order, with $7B breakup fee looming
David Ellison’s Skydance-led deal is delayed until antitrust rulings, leaving employees split between layoffs and survival bets.
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David Ellison’s Skydance-led deal is delayed until antitrust rulings, leaving employees split between layoffs and survival bets.

David Ellison’s deal pause shifts a $650 million-a-quarter ticking-fee risk into a longer courtroom grind.