# Paramount completes hard-fought Warner Bros. Discovery takeover

https://mins.news/en/item/88212

- CNBC, 2026-10-06 13:08 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/06/paramount-wbd-deal-timeline.html

> Paramount closed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday. Since its earliest efforts to acquire WBD, Paramount has faced rival bids and an antitrust hurdle; the report traces key events along the way.

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