Entertainment & Sports
Dec. 8, 2025
Netflix-Warner merger sparks concern over consolidation, shrinking opportunities
Legal experts warn Netflix's planned $82.7 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition could shrink creative opportunities, reduce buyers, pressure talent compensation, and raise antitrust and AI-related concerns despite Netflix's assurances of industry benefits.
Some legal experts say Netflix's pending $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. could amplify existing pressures in the entertainment industry, raising concerns about how shortened theatrical windows, for example, may affect talent compensation and how consolidation may leave fewer opportunities in a marketplace with few major buyers.
The streaming giant announced Friday morning that it was finalizing a deal to acquire Warner Bros.' vast film and televisi...
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