{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Option","title":"Episode 145: ParaBros Merger Hits Court Roadblock","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d2e05724\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":325,"description":"Block the Merger, LULAC, and a coalition of press-freedom and documentary organizations filed midnight briefs in federal court urging Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin to reject the antitrust settlement covering Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The filings triggered a delay that now puts David Ellison on the edge of a $7 million-per-day ticking fee to WBD shareholders beginning October 1. For anyone with deals, development, or distribution exposure to either studio, the next 72 hours are consequential. Key Takeaways: Paramount's purchase of Warner Bros.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4RKcc1IGb7a3BJ1dndiWrVMcYNS3d-RHc5yAO2mJR8g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zODVm/MzRmM2IxNDUwOWZj/NDg0NGJhMjhjOTI2/MmZhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}