PARAMOUNT-WARNER BROS DISCOVERY ANTITRUST TRIAL DATE SET; MERGER PUT ON PAUSE OVER LEGAL BATTLEAccording to the report, Ellison could move Paramount — and potentially Warner Bros. if he ultimately merges both companies — out of California "regardless of the eventual outcome of the case." "This illegal merger will result in higher costs, fewer options, and fewer people making movies. Netflix was previously in negotiations to purchase Warner Bros. CNN STAFFERS SEE PARAMOUNT MERGER AS 'INEVITABLE' DESPITE LEGAL BATTLE DELAYING ELLISON TAKEOVERCLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWSParamount's bid to buy Warner Bros. The deal would follow Ellison's $8 billion purchase last year of Paramount, merging the studio with Skydance Media.