@the.ankler: Matt Stoller, the monopoly expert behind the ‘BIG’ newsletter, tells Richard Rushfield that Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. is “crazy,” “obviously illegal,” and not even designed to succeed. He breaks down why he believes the real strategy is freezing a top competitor for up to two years while regulators review the deal, weakening Warner Bros. in the marketplace and shifting power toward Netflix in the meantime #wbd #warnerbros #netflix
I would rather Netflix have WB 1000 times over before Paramount touches it.
2025-12-06 06:16:08
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wowUSwow :
well, Disney can but 20 century fox, why not Netflix
2025-12-06 09:18:57
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_jon.b_ :
Incredible to do all that talking and not mention the $6 billion dollars that Netflix agreed to pay WB if the deal fails to go through
2025-12-06 08:32:05
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muhimbi Fred :
its not a merger for monopoly, its a merger for survival
2025-12-07 19:07:33
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earl :
“obviously illegal” means nothing for Trump’s FTC chair
2025-12-06 05:06:02
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BiggieBandBigE :
Yeah - I don’t want the Paramount-Oracle-TikTok-CIA to own HBO
2025-12-06 04:31:26
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Adrian Gianello :
I'm just going to point out that streaming was considerably better when Netflix has a real monopoly.....
2025-12-07 22:41:31
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SS :
to me they're buying them for the catalogue and IP. because they don't really have either.
they need to buy a catalogue before all the places with catalogues stream their own and stop leasing them content.
they need to do it or die
2025-12-08 03:51:27
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LittleLextok :
On what authority is this man speaking on?? Lmao There are other streaming services that exist that wouldn’t make this merger a monopoly ie Disney/hulu, Paramount, tubi, plato, Apple TV, Peacock , Starz, Hallmark, GAFam, PBS, and the aforementioned Amazon; etc.
2025-12-06 06:41:08
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austingrant2036 :
But they’re okay with Paramount buying it with money from Saudi Arabia?!?
2025-12-06 04:08:25
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Lyger Woods :
I love people pretending laws matter anymore to the billionaires
2025-12-06 13:54:56
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Daffffffodils :
Does Matt currently live in 2022? Lina Kahn’s not there anymore bro
2025-12-06 13:25:51
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Hammer :
I hope the deal is terminated. Netflix is so toxic.
2025-12-06 18:39:21
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BigGameJames :
Netflix will buy Trump coin, make a donation to the ballroom, poof the deal is approved
2025-12-06 17:01:38
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BDM@254 :
Where was all this outrage when Disney was buying its competition?? People are just exaggerating at this point.
2025-12-07 02:27:10
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Brandon Kusick :
Why did nothing happen to stop Saudi from buying ea then....
2025-12-06 19:26:02
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Hypernormalized :
Is it illegal if no one enforces the law? I think it goes through.
2025-12-06 04:35:49
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Shaun ORourke :
You think Netflix is ok to lose $5 billion if the negotiations fail? That is part of the deal.
2025-12-06 10:43:35
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Wethotshame :
It’s not finalized?
2025-12-06 09:01:47
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matt :
with this Administration, it'll come down to who's friends with who, not legality. David Ellison is buddies with Trump and will likely try to sour the deal. But perhaps Netflix could bribe their way in...
2025-12-06 05:32:28
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Greenzombie04 :
Blocks paramount from buying them. Then in 2028 new democrat administration will block paramount from buying warner
2025-12-06 14:18:34
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Chads Insurance Thoughts :
WB is doing it for the money. The same reason the Twitter board sold to Elon - and even took him to court to force the sell - is all about the money
2025-12-07 06:26:42
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Dalton Speer :
How does Warner become "frozen"? They're still going to operate at full capacity, no? They're not simply going to stop creating/releasing content.
2025-12-06 17:43:59
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CJKRome :
if only Lina Kahn was still here 💔
2025-12-07 02:06:28
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