The DOJ's Netflix Problem
DOJ Antitrust Investigation: Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Under Federal ScrutinyThe Department of Justice is investigating whether Netflix's $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would give the streaming giant monopoly power over filmmakers and producers—not consumers.In this episode of The Option, we explain the DOJ's formal antitrust inquiry into the Netflix-WBD deal and the legal theory of "monopsony"—monopoly power over sellers rather than buyers. We break down how traditional antitrust focuses on consumer harm, why the DOJ is instead examining Hollywood labor…
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