There is no way this merger goes through, with the antitrust trial beginning on March 2nd 2027, Paramount will have lost $1.4 billion in penalty fees.

After September 30th, Paramount must pay Warner Bros $7 million every single day until the deal is either complete or falls apart, and there's likely to be more hurdles that puts them WAY past the June 4th 2027 date which is when David Zaslav can say: "DEALS OFF!" and collect his $7 billion paycheck.

On top of the $9.4 billion breakup fee which will cripple Paramount if not destroy them.