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Prediction Markets Lower Odds Paramount’s Bid to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount Skydance logoParamount Skydance
Sig3.10Sen-4.05Env0.00Soc0.00Gov-3.25
Warner Bros. Discovery logoWarner Bros. Discovery
Sig4.10Sen-4.70Env0.00Soc0.00Gov-3.60

Prediction markets increasingly doubt Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after California and 11 other states sued to block the deal on July 13 and a federal judge set a March 2027 trial date. Odds above 80% fell to as low as 66% after Paramount delayed closing to 2027, while Polymarket implied only ~23% of no deal by June 30, 2027.

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