President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust issues for Netflix Inc.’s deliberate acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., noting that the market share of the mixed entity could pose issues.
“Well, that’s got to go through a process, and we’ll see what happens,” Trump mentioned when requested concerning the deal as he arrived on the Kennedy Middle for an occasion, confirming that he has met Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos final week and complimenting the streaming firm. “But it is a big market share. It could be a problem.”
The $72 billion deal would mix the world’s No. 1 streaming participant with the No. 4 service HBO Max, which has raised purple flags from antitrust regulators.
