Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros Discovery merger clears Australia antitrust review, waiting period starts

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  • Paramount Skydance plans to buy Warner Bros. Discovery via a merger that would make WBD a wholly owned subsidiary.
  • Australia’s ACCC cleared the deal, subject to a 14-day waiting period ending 10:00 a.m. ET on June 23, 2026.
  • New Zealand’s Commerce Commission told the parties it will not consider the transaction further.
  • Clearances were also received in several other jurisdictions, including Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, and Italy.


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