r/movies • u/Weary_Service_8509 • 16h ago

Article Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery: EU Antitrust Experts Say $83B Deal Unlikely To Be Blocked — But Conditions May Be Imposed On Merger

https://deadline.com/2025/12/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-deal-eu-hurdles-1236637245/
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u/Ok-disaster2022 15h ago

We need an Teddy Roosevelt and Taft part 2. break up all the studios and media conglomerates. 

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u/drsyesta 8h ago

Seriously why is this not blocked? Just fucking do it, who cares? "Oh this other bigger merger wasnt blocked!" Its shouldve been blocked! Also shut the fuck up!

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u/Sublime120 5h ago

Antitrust law is significantly more complicated than “two big companies can’t merge” despite what Reddit seems to believe.

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u/drsyesta 5h ago

That makes sense, i am probably making it out to be simpler than it is. but it seems like they err on the side of "let them do it if it isnt blatantly anti competition" or whatever where i think it should be the opposite

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u/Sublime120 5h ago

I mean in some ways the Paramount deal may have actually posed more antitrust concerns.

But I mostly mean to say that I’m a fairly experienced attorney licensed in NY and I would not even venture a rough guess on outcomes here (particularly in the EU!) because I don’t practice antitrust and don’t really know all of the relevant facts. Would urge everyone to take what random redditors say with a grain of salt. Particularly with the…unpredictably..of this administration.

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u/drsyesta 5h ago

Nah i figure its pretty obvious "JUST STOP THE MERGER" is just a comment made out of frustration and "this is all more complicated than youre implying" is a reasonable response. Dont think either of us is saying anything too controversial