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WB+Netflix=$82.7 billion shocker!
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In each case, they act as one thing, and increase prices.
The difference is the NFL can charge what ever they want, the others really can't. Networks will do backflips to get NFL rights, NASCAR has to beg to get networks to want them.
Doesn't change the fact that they're all monopolies.
Unless you’re The Green Bay Packers…
Even they have a GM that runs the team. Sure the fans own it but they don't really have any say in how it operates.
then go back to cable
The major sports leagues have long enjoyed antitrust law exemptions, so you're tilting at windmills.
MLB's exemption is more than 100 years old. The NFL got one when they merged with the AFL 65 years ago.
I'm aware of the exemptions. The politicians keep bringing them up. Meanwhile rights fees keep going up, and so do sports TV prices.
Yeah, right 😂 Kind of like going from eating steak and lobster to digging for scraps out of a garbage can.
But seriously, I would rather deal with multiple subscriptions than settle for cable. Nothing would bring me back to the dark ages.
The LA Times says Paramount was over confident that it had already won WBD
www.latimes.com
Paramount was poised to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. What went wrong?
Tech mogul Larry Ellison made a bold move to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, but lost out to Netflix, setting the stage for a legal fight that could shape the future of Hollywood.
www.latimes.com
On Sunday, the president told reporters that he has a role in the Netflix approval. He's wrong about that:
www.nbcnews.com
Netflix is the #1 streamer with or without WB. The government can't penalize a company because they're successful. Otherwise, Google, Amazon, and Apple would have been broken up.
Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could be a 'problem' and he will be involved in approval
Netflix said Friday it would purchase Warner Bros. Discovery's film studio, HBO and streaming service.
www.nbcnews.com
Netflix is the #1 streamer with or without WB. The government can't penalize a company because they're successful. Otherwise, Google, Amazon, and Apple would have been broken up.
There are executive actions he could take, if he is inclined, that could make this longer and more difficult. It further seems a bit naive to not think he couldn't get the DoJ or FTC to prioritize challenging this on antitrust grounds.On Sunday, the president told reporters that he has a role in the Netflix approval. He's wrong about that:
Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could be a 'problem' and he will be involved in approval
Netflix said Friday it would purchase Warner Bros. Discovery's film studio, HBO and streaming service.
Netflix is the #1 streamer with or without WB. The government can't penalize a company because they're successful. Otherwise, Google, Amazon, and Apple would have been broken up.
I'm not saying he should, or it's right if he does, but he can make a role for himself, something that your comment here discounts.
What I'm saying is that the president has no official role in the process. The DOJ is supposed to be independent, and these decisions are supposed to be made without political interference. That's how the system is supposed to operate. Telegraphing in advance that he's going to be involved makes a mockery of our system. Having market dominance in an area is not anti-trust. The recent Google decision is just one example. If there's a real concern over pricing, or the company using its market dominance in unfair ways, it can be laid out in the approval. So far all he's said is he's going to take a look at it. No problem looking at things. But for him to say Netflix can't do something with its own money in a free economy is wrong.
Today Paramount has announced it will make a hostile bid for WBD, this time using foreign money:
www.nbcnews.com
The Paramount offer would include all of the linear TV assets, cable channels, and CNN that were not part of the Netflix deal.
This morning, the president voices disapproval of the new Paramount ownership, saying they're just as bad as the old team.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery despite Netflix deal
The offer comes days after Netflix struck a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets. Paramount's hostile bid is for the entire company.
www.nbcnews.com
The Paramount offer would include all of the linear TV assets, cable channels, and CNN that were not part of the Netflix deal.
This morning, the president voices disapproval of the new Paramount ownership, saying they're just as bad as the old team.
Donald Trump Rails Against Paramount Leadership After Marjorie Taylor Greene ’60 Minutes’ Segment
The posts on Truth Social come just as Paramount hopes to gain traction with its hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Today Paramount has announced it will make a hostile bid for WBD, this time using foreign money:
Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery despite Netflix deal
The offer comes days after Netflix struck a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets. Paramount's hostile bid is for the entire company.
The Paramount offer would include all of the linear TV assets, cable channels, and CNN that were not part of the Netflix deal.
This morning, the president voices disapproval of the new Paramount ownership, saying they're just as bad as the old team.
Donald Trump Rails Against Paramount Leadership After Marjorie Taylor Greene ’60 Minutes’ Segment
The posts on Truth Social come just as Paramount hopes to gain traction with its hostile offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The one thing about President Trump's public outbursts is that they can turn on a dime at any given moment based on his immediate emotional reactions to what he is seeing. He'd probably be better off if he kept his hands off his Truth Social accounts (to paraphraise something Hillary Rodham Clinton once said during the 2016 Presidential campaign) but this President just can't seem to help himself.
And HBO Max.
The president said today that CNN should be sold because the people running it now are terrible:
www.nbcnews.com
The truth is he doesn't like any news organization. He has a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch. So it really doesn't matter.
Trump says CNN should be sold as part of any Warner Bros. deal
The president's comments are notable because the proposed deal with Netflix wouldn't include cable channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, such as CNN and TNT.
www.nbcnews.com
The truth is he doesn't like any news organization. He has a lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch. So it really doesn't matter.
To whom? It is likely that if Paramount takes over CNN as part of the purchase, CNN reporting will (mostly) favor President Trump, even if he gripes about a story or two.