By Jody Godoy and Dawn ChmielewskiJuly 20 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance must pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 3, a federal judge ruled on Monday after a California-led ‌coalition of states argued the merger would irreparably harm competition. Warner Bros. A prolonged interruption could hurt Paramount Skydance financially. For each calendar day the merger is delayed ​past September 30, Ellison would be ‌on the hook to pay Warner Bros. shareholders a 25-cent-per-share "ticking fee," or about $7 million a day, ​according to the merger agreement.