Warner Bros. Discovery Sale Opens Antitrust Eyes
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AI-PoweredWarner Bros. Discovery is facing antitrust scrutiny over its proposed $72 billion acquisition by Netflix, with a consumer lawsuit filed in the US adding to the opposition.
Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 64% confidence.
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Netflix's proposed $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. studio and streaming assets -- likely to undergo tough antitrust scrutiny by authorities in the US and overseas -- is already defending the pact's merits due to a consumer lawsuit filed Dec. 8. Though private suits to block deals rarely succeed, it's another stick in the fire of antitrust opposition that the companies must overcome to get their deal closed, and stranger things could happen. Bloomberg's Jen Rie joins to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)
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