Oregon Officials Withdraw Opposition to Paramount-warner Merger

WHO:

Deadline - Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield

Variety - Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery

WHAT:

Deadline - Oregon's attorney general has dropped a civil investigative demand for Paramount to turn over records related to its efforts to secure federal approval for its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Variety - The Oregon attorney general's office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

Deadline - Oregon's attorney general has dropped a civil investigative demand for Paramount to turn over records related to its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Variety - The Oregon attorney general's office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.

Variety - The merger deal is valued at $111 billion.

WHERE:

Deadline - Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Oregon

Variety - Oregon and California are investigating the merger.

WHEN:

Variety - The merger could close as soon as July 22.

WHY:

Deadline - The withdrawal of the demand and motion indicates a shift in the state's opposition to the merger.

HOW:

Deadline - The attorney general's office submitted a filing to the state circuit court regarding the merger.

(UPDATED July 11, 2026 05:51 UTC)

Oregon's attorney general has officially dropped a civil investigative demand requiring Paramount to provide records related to its merger efforts with Warner Bros. Discovery. In addition, the attorney general's office has withdrawn its motion to delay the closing of this merger, allowing the process to move forward. This decision was communicated through a filing submitted to the state circuit court.

(UPDATED July 11, 2026 04:04 UTC)

Oregon's attorney general has officially dropped a civil investigative demand for Paramount to provide records related to its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, signaling a shift in the state's stance against the deal. The attorney general's office has also withdrawn its motion to delay the merger, which is valued at an impressive $111 billion, and could close as soon as July 22. This development comes after a filing was submitted to the Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Oregon, indicating a new direction in the investigation of the merger by both Oregon and California.