Merger Meeting?: WBD’s David Zaslav and Paramount Global’s Bob Bakish Sit Down To Talk Possible Deal, “Preliminary” Says Source (deadline.com)

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[-] xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink 4 points 11 months ago

There is no possible way this gets past antitrust... right? right‽

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago

I mean, Disney was able to acquire 20th Century Fox without too much trouble...

[-] negativenull@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

The current head of the FTC is bringing the first anti-trust case in many years. She's launched cases against Google, and Amazon so far, and is investigating Facebook. That gives me some hope.

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 4 points 11 months ago

The Hollywood Reporter seems to think that hope is misplaced:

Such a deal would likely attract less regulatory scrutiny than other potential mergers, with WBD lacking any domestic broadcast network, and with mostly synergistic businesses. The biggest source of friction would likely be combining the two legacy film and TV studios.

[-] negativenull@startrek.website 2 points 11 months ago

Damn, that sucks

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