Jul 28, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 21 segments
Kara and Scott discuss Paramount's decision to pause its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, and predict whether the blockbuster deal will ultimately go through. Then, Meta's latest ad campaign puts…
Kara SwisherHost
Scott GallowayHost
Speaking of, of Hollywood, Paramount Skydance is pausing a Warner Brothers Discovery merger until legal challenges are resolved or until June first, twenty twenty-seven.
The decision comes after a federal court granted a temporary restraining order preventing the merger from closing for at least twenty-eight days.
Paramount is calling the pause a significant win, which it is not, saying it provides a direct path to a trial based on evidence, but investors do not agree, neither does Kara Swisher.
Six hundred and fifty million dollars per quarter ticking fee begins in October, and if the deal falls apart entirely, Paramount would owe seven billion dollar breakup fee.
By the way, Paramount just, just brought on Beth Wilkinson, someone I know pretty well, as its lead attorney, very good attorney.
Speaking of, of Hollywood, Paramount Skydance is pausing a Warner Brothers Discovery merger until legal challenges are resolved or until June first, twenty twenty-seven.
The decision comes after a federal court granted a temporary restraining order preventing the merger from closing for at least twenty-eight days.
Paramount is calling the pause a significant win, which it is not, saying it provides a direct path to a trial based on evidence, but investors do not agree, neither does Kara Swisher.
Six hundred and fifty million dollars per quarter ticking fee begins in October, and if the deal falls apart entirely, Paramount would owe seven billion dollar breakup fee.
By the way, Paramount just, just brought on Beth Wilkinson, someone I know pretty well, as its lead attorney, very good attorney.
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