A trial date for the antitrust lawsuit brought against Paramount over its $111 billion bid to take over Warner Bros. PARAMOUNT AGREES TO DELAY WARNER BROS DISCOVERY MERGER UNTIL 2027 AS LAWSUIT TO BLOCK IT GOES THROUGH COURTLast month, Paramount agreed to delay its merger until next year to address the antitrust lawsuit led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta . The merger, which was set to close this year, is now being delayed until at least June 2027. DAVID ELLISON BREAKS SILENCE ON PARAMOUNT-WBD MERGER FIGHT; CNN INSIDERS DON'T BUY ‘LIP SERVICE’ ABOUT NETWORKParamount's bid to buy Warner Bros. Critics of the deal believe such a merger would crush the entertainment industry and lead to mass layoffs.