A court on Friday considered whether to issue a temporary restraining order that would freeze the Warner Bros. deal for a short period. Paramount still intends to close by the end of the quarter.

Executives involved in the pending Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery deal expect that a judge will hit pause on the takeover plan in the coming days.

A handful of Paramount+ subscribers failed to win an injunction blocking the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

California and eleven states secured a pause on Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. They argued the massive media merger would harm competition and raise prices. …

A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros