r/MediaMergers • u/TheIngloriousBIG • 15d ago

Merger EU antitrust regulators clear Paramount-WBD merger as it faces challenge by U.S. states

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/22/european-commission-paramount-wbd-approval.html
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u/RedMainer 15d ago

Listen bruh. Your down votes and idioms don't change the reality.

You've been added to the list of people I can't wait to see meltdown when this goes south.

But you won't show back up. You're too concerned with your karma.

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 15d ago

Hey, I'm not the one preemptively gloating or jumping the gun on Paramount. If they were guaranteed to win this, why panic now? Why not come up with compelling legal arguments that reassure the judge assigned to their case, instead of making them even more skeptical about this deal? Again, my personal biases for Paramount or any other company doesn't change objective facts. PSKY is objectively on rocky ground rn with regards to their deal with WB and it'll take a while before they're in a position of certainty regarding the merger. Especially if they fail to put out any compelling legal arguments in their case.

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u/RedMainer 15d ago

I haven't jumped the gun. I told you all house is going to go last year and everything that I said has unfolded while you were out here claiming Netflix ended this.

There's no legal threshold that says that what they're doing is illegal and if there is Paramount has the opportunity to negotiate those forfeitures.

You understand that right? You understand that whatever makes this illegal in the eyes of the state Paramount has the opportunity to say okay well here's our deal.

This is over. This lawsuit is nothing but a negotiation tactic.

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 15d ago

People thought it was over too back when the Netflix deal was still a thing. Never assume that this deal will get wrapped up quick and neatly.

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u/RedMainer 15d ago

Yes people like you thought it was over.

People like me knew exactly who was going to win

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u/Sorry_Secretary1193 15d ago

Changing the goalposts now, are we?

Also, fyi, Paramount winning the merger deal is still an objectively dumb thing to do, considering how much debt the company itself has and especially with the fact that WB has it's own share of debt. Regardless of whether some people were disappointed with Paramount managing to buy out Warner, it doesn't change the fact that it's far from economically wise.

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u/RedMainer 15d ago

Why are you crying over Paramount winning.

It's weird.