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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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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

I can’t wait for both companies to get worse!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Damn, that sucks

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is not a good thing.

Another article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-global-talks-merge-axios-2023-12-20/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Better get all the Star Trek shows on physical media before they disappear from existence lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

🏴‍☠️

[–] reddig33 3 points 6 months ago

Star Trek gonna get Zaslav’d.