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Netflix Officially Under DOJ Antitrust Scrutiny “To Create A Monopoly” With Warner Bros Merger; Feds Want Details From Producers & Filmmakers On Streamer’s Leverage
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Skavau piefed.social Skavau@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-03-18
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Link: https://deadline.com/2026/02/doj-netflix-wb-deal-antitrust-probe-1236731978/
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itsgroundhogdayagain lemmy.ml itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml
Joined: 2023-07-21
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But Paramount buying Warner Bros wouldn't be worse?
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Foni lemmy.zip Foni@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-06-05
#3 · Quote Reply
itsgroundhogdayagain wrote:
But Paramount buying Warner Bros wouldn't be worse?

For film production yes, for streaming distribution no
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N0t_5ure lemmy.world N0t_5ure@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-14
#4 · Quote Reply

Isn't this just Trump shaking them down for support? "That's a nice merger you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it...."
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lath piefed.social lath@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-16
#5 · Quote Reply
N0t_5ure wrote:
Isn't this just Trump shaking them down for support? "That's a nice merger you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it...."

I think his family has shares in Paramount.
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Snot Flickerman lemmy.blahaj.zone SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-10-24
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lath wrote:
I think his family has shares in Paramount.

Also Larry Ellison is deeply involved with Paramount, supports Trump, and has vested interest in producing a media environment that supports Trump.
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fox2263 lemmy.world fox2263@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-06
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itsgroundhogdayagain wrote:
But Paramount buying Warner Bros wouldn't be worse?

No because Trumps friend owns Paramount you see
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