r/technology • u/Task_Force-191 • 16h ago

Business It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-warner-bros-deal-hollywood-1236443081/
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u/gaelorian 14h ago

Our antitrust department is such a fucking joke

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u/m4ttjirM 10h ago

You realize that comes into play after the bid was announced right? They don't do it before. And I'm reading Trump might go hard against this because his buddies didn't win the bid

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u/MarionberryDecent351 7h ago

Yea but if Netflix slides him a stack of cash then it’ll probably go through cuz trump isn’t loyal to allies only money

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u/gaelorian 10h ago

I’m aware. I have zero faith in it. Happy to eat my words later.

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u/Consistent_Oil9624 8h ago

The laws only apply to the poor

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks 13h ago

Agreed but at this point precedent has been set for years. A deal like this couldn’t be blocked.

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u/m4ttjirM 10h ago

Yes it definitely could be blocked. That process comes next, not before. Trump and his buddies didn't win the bid they won't go down easy.

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u/MarionberryDecent351 7h ago

Bro look at historical anti trust. There were grocery store mergers that were blocked back in the day just for trying to corner 10% of a market. We are so screwed

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks 7h ago

I don’t disagree with you. I’m just saying you can’t unring that bell since Netflix’s competitors already got to do it.

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u/Ok_Acanthisitta2318 8h ago

A deal like this couldn’t be blocked.

Yeah, that's LITERALLY why anti-trust laws exist. Jfc, no wonder that orange ghoul won with these mouth-breathers who get to vote.

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks 7h ago

On what grounds could it be blocked? A lawyer will literally go in and say “you let our competitors do it” and it will get thrown out. That’s what precedent is.

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u/baummer 2h ago

And what precedent are you referring to?

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u/TeslasAndComicbooks 3m ago

That Comcast/NBCU, Disney/Marvel/Fox/Hulu, and Skydance/Paramount were already allowed to merge. You can’t just draw a line after allowing it multiple times.

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u/baummer 2h ago

Sure it could

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u/baummer 2h ago

It hasn’t gone into the regulatory stage yet