# Larry Ellison AI Debt Quietly Destroys Paramount-Warners

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Podcast: [Good Revenue News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/good-revenue-6621493)
Published: 2026-07-21T05:31:44+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/good-revenue/episodes/a-judge-just-stopped-the-biggest-media-merger-ever
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## Resource

A judge just froze the $110B Paramount–Warner Bros. merger after California and filed an antitrust lawsuit. But the real threat to this historic media deal isn't the courtroom: it’s $79B in toxic debt. CHAPTERS 00:00 Judge Freezes $110B Merger 00:53 12-State Antitrust Lawsuit 02:24 Broken Theatrical Promises 03:45 WGA Sues to Block Deal 04:27 Paramount's $650M Ticking Fee 05:43 $79B Debt Explained 07:14 Oracle Funds the Deal 08:50 AI CapEx Drains Oracle 09:28 Foreign Ownership Wildcard 09:59 What California Actually Wants IF YOU LIKED THIS, WATCH: → "Paramount Just Gave Half of US TV to Foreign Investors": https://goodrevenue.io/hollywood-gulf-states-foreign-ownership-paramount-warner-brothers → "Allbirds Rebrands As AI While OpenAI Pulls Back, What's Really Going On?": https://goodrevenue.io/allbirds-newbird-ai-rebrand-gpu-leasing SOURCES & FURTHER READING Court Filings and Legal Actions • TRO Order Freezing the Paramount-Warner Merger: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/28497890/judge-order-tro-paramount-wb.pdf • California AG Redacted Complaint Against the Merger: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Redacted%20Paramount%20Warner%20complaint%20%20-%20file%20stamped.pdf • California AG Memorandum Supporting TRO Motion: https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/redacted-memorandum-points-and-authorities-iso-motion-tro.pdf • WGA Complaint Against the Paramount-Warner Merger: https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/news_and_events/public_policy/wga-v-paramount-warner-bros-complaint.pdf • DOJ Merger Guidelines Overview: https://www.justice.gov/atr/merger-guidelines/overview • FCC Order on the Paramount-Warner Deal: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-411A1.pdf The Merger Lawsuit • Paramount's Official Response to the State AG Ch…

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