CMA Invites Comments on Paramount Warner Bros Discovery Merger Inquiry
Summary
The CMA has launched an invitation to comment on the anticipated acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. This pre-investigation consultation seeks initial views from interested parties on potential competition impacts in the UK market before a formal phase 1 investigation begins. Written representations on competition issues must be submitted by 27 April 2026.
What changed
The CMA has initiated a pre-investigation consultation inviting comments on the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation; this invitation to comment is the first stage of its information-gathering process under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002.
Any interested party—including competitors, consumers, and industry participants—may submit views on how the transaction could affect competition in the UK. The deadline for written representations is 27 April 2026. Parties should submit comments via the designated email address or contact the case team directly.
What to do next
- Submit written representations on competition issues to paramount.warnerbrosdiscovery@cma.gov.uk by 27 April 2026
- Direct questions to Principal Case Officers Daniel Norcott or Marta Freire
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Paramount / Warner Bros. Discovery merger inquiry
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on the anticipated acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
From: Competition and Markets Authority Published 13 April 2026 Case type: Mergers Case state: Open Market sector: Communications Opened: 13 April 2026
Statutory timetable
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 13 April to 27 April 2026 | Invitation to comment (*) |
(*) The CMA is inviting comments from any interested party. This case page will be updated when the CMA formally commences its phase 1 investigation.
Phase 1
Invitation to comment: closes 27 April 2026
The CMA is issuing this ‘invitation to comment’ to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation into this transaction. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA’s information-gathering process.
To assist it with this assessment, the CMA invites comments on the transaction from any interested party.
Written representations about any competition issues should be provided by the deadline set out above.
Pre-notification
The CMA has received the necessary information from the parties to commence pre-notification.
Contact
Please send written representations about any competition issues to: paramount.warnerbrosdiscovery@cma.gov.uk
- Principal Case Officer: Daniel Norcott, daniel.norcott@cma.gov.uk, 020 3738 6353
- Principal Case Officer: Marta Freire, marta.freire@cma.gov.uk, 020 3738 6485
- Case Officer: Shivani Malik, shivani.malik@cma.gov.uk, 020 3954 8481
- Case Officer, Erin Mackenzie, erin.mackenzie@cma.gov.uk, +44 131 515 2260
Privacy notice
Your name and contact details are your personal data. In collecting, receiving, storing, accessing and using your personal data, the CMA, as controller, is processing your personal data. The CMA processes personal data in accordance with data protection law. The CMA is processing your personal data so that it can contact you again, should it need further help or information from you, in order to carry out its merger work under Part 3 of the Enterprise Act 2002. For more information about how the CMA processes personal data and your rights relating to that data, please see our Privacy Notice.
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