# Paramount Skydance considers CNN sale amid antitrust merger challenge

https://mins.news/en/item/20498

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 18:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/12/paramount-skydance-mulls-cnn-sale-amid-antitrust-merger-challenge?traffic_source=rss

> Paramount Skydance’s legal officer has suggested that the company may sell CNN. The hint comes as 12 states, led by California, bring a lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The legal action has placed the proposed deal under an antitrust challenge.

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