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shāng yè
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Paramount
pài lā méng
派拉蒙
agreed to
tóng yì
同意
delay / postpone
tuī chí
推迟
acquisition
shōu gòu
收购
Warner Bros. Discovery
huá nà xiōng dì tàn suǒ
华纳兄弟探索
at the latest
zuì wǎn
最晚
extended to
yán zhì
延至
June 2027
2027 nián liù yuè
2027年6月
to complete
wán chéng
完成

Paramount
pài lā méng
派拉蒙
July 24th
qī yuè èrshísì rì
7月24日
agreed
tóng yì
同意
(disposal marker)
jiāng
acquisition
shōu gòu
收购
Warner Bros. Discovery
huá nà xiōng dì tàn suǒ
华纳兄弟探索
company
gōng sī
公司
possessive particle
de
$110 billion
1100 yì měiyuán
1100亿美元
deal
jiāo yì
交易
delay
tuī chí
推迟
to
zhì
June 2027
2027 nián liù yuè
2027年6月
previously
cǐ qián
此前
12 states
shí èr gè zhōu
12个州
on grounds of
antitrust
fǎn lǒng duàn
反垄断
as grounds
wéi yóu
为由
filed
tí qǐ
提起
lawsuit
sù sòng
诉讼
the court
fǎ yuàn
法院
has issued
yǐ bān bù
已颁布
temporary injunction
lín shí jìn lìng
临时禁令

July 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM

according to reports
jù bào dào
据报道
Paramount
pài lā méng
派拉蒙
company
gōng sī
公司
July 24th
qī yuè èrshísì rì
7月24日
agreed
tóng yì
同意
(disposal marker)
jiāng
acquisition
shōu gòu
收购
Warner Bros. Discovery
huá nà xiōng dì tàn suǒ
华纳兄弟探索
company
gōng sī
公司
possessive particle
de
deal
jiāo yì
交易
delay
tuī chí
推迟
to / until
zhì
before June 2027
2027 nián liù yuè qián
2027年6月前
completed
wán chéng
完成
prior to this
cǐ qián
此前
the United States
měi guó
美国
12 states
shí èr gè zhōu
12个州
jointly
lián hé
联合
filed
tí qǐ
提起
lawsuit
sù sòng
诉讼
alleging
zhǐ
the / said
gāi
merger case
hé bìng àn
合并案
violates
wéi fǎn
违反
antitrust law
fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ
反垄断法
and
bìng
successfully
chéng gōng
成功
obtained
shēn qǐng
申请
temporary injunction
lín shí jìn lìng
临时禁令
one (person)
yī míng
一名
judge
fǎ guān
法官
this week
běn zhōu
本周
already
issued
bān bù
颁布
temporary order
lín shí lìng
临时令
suspended
zàn tíng
暂停
merger
hé bìng
合并
process
chéng xù
程序
this (transaction)
zhè bǐ
这笔
total value
zǒng jià
总价
$110 billion
1100 yì měiyuán
1100亿美元
attributive particle
de
deal
jiāo yì
交易
will
jiāng
merge
hé bìng
合并
two major
liǎng dà
两大
Hollywood
hǎo lái wù
好莱坞
film studios
zhì piàn gōng sī
制片公司
two major
liǎng dà
两大
streaming
liú méi tǐ
流媒体
platforms
píng tái
平台
and
multiple
duō gè
多个
TV networks
diàn shì wǎng luò
电视网络
the delay
tuī chí
推迟
resulted in
dài lái le
带来了
relatively high
jiào gāo de
较高的
financial
cái wù
财务
cost
dài jià
代价
contract
hé tong
合同
stipulates
guī dìng
规定
each quarter
měi jì dù
每季度
must
additionally
é wài
额外
pay
zhī fù
支付
$0.25 per share
měi gǔ 0.25 měiyuán
每股0.25美元
attributive particle
de
ticking fee (delay penalty)
dī dā fèi
滴答费
if
ruò
the delay extends
tuī chí
推迟
to / until
zhì
next year
míng nián
明年
June
liù yuè
6月
additional
é wài
额外
payment
zhī fù
支付
amount
jīn é
金额
total
hé jì
合计
approximately
yuē
$1.7 billion
17 yì měiyuán
17亿美元
Paramount
pài lā méng
派拉蒙
stated
biǎo shì
表示
still
réng
committed to
zhì lì yú
致力于
completing
wán chéng
完成
the deal
jiāo yì
交易
will
jiāng
in cooperation with
pèi hé
配合
the court
fǎ yuàn
法院
proceedings
chéng xù
程序
advance
tuī jìn
推进
subsequent
hòu xù
后续
steps
bù zhòu
步骤

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Paramount Delays Warner Bros. Discovery Acquisition Until June 2027 Amid State Lawsuit

Paramount agreed on July 24 to delay its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until June 2027, after 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit and a court issued a temporary injunction blocking the deal.

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