AEW Media Partner WBD Moves Closer to Paramount Merger After Major Hurdle Cleared

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The path is clear for Paramount to merge with AEW’s media partner, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).An antitrust lawsuit from California and 11 other states put the Paramount-WBD merger on hold. They argued that combining the two would give one company too much control over movies and TV.
AEW has a media rights deal with WBD up to the end of 2027, with an option for 2028. Once the merger goes through, WBD’s streaming service HBO Max and Paramount’s Paramount+ are