A civil subpoena shows the US DOJ is investigating Netflix for potential anticompetitive tactics as DOJ probes the company's proposed acquisition of WBD
As it probes bids for Warner, the department is asking if the streamer has engaged in conduct that could make it a monopoly
Wall Street Journal
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DOJ Probes Netflix Practices in Warner Merger Review
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@richlightshed
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The irony of articles about market share and industry power all ignore that Paramount+Warner Bros Discovery would be far larger than Netflix in TV market share and even surpass YouTube and Disney to make Paramount the #1 player in all of TV (remember Netflix is only buying HBO, w…
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@richlightshed
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Will be fascinating to see how the DoJ could possibly conclude that Netflix has 50% or more market share of subscription streaming, let the actual competitive category of streaming TV and linear TV. Remember, Netflix+HBO is still smaller market share than Disney and YouTube. ..
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@zerohedge
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David Ellison phoned a friend
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SCOOP: The DOJ is investigating whether Netflix has engaged in anticompetitive tactics as it probes its proposed Warner deal w/@davidmichaels https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
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@eriqgardner
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It could just be routine investigatory work, but I spelled out the monopolization scenario a month ago [image: “What if the government frames the deal as exclusionary conduct designed to maintain monopoly power, and brings a Section 2 Sherman Act case that puts Netflix's entire b…
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My expectation on this is that it won't matter if Netflix wants to close. The DOJ has neither a good case nor the talent and bandwidth to make that case. They also need a friendly judge to entertain this bullshit and that's not looking like a strong bet for them.
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I'm sure the U.S. press will do a GREAT job explaining to readers how this is about ensuring that Larry Ellison can acquire CNN and HBO and has nothing to do with any genuine interest in competition or antitrust
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