The Brewing Backlash to Hollywood Consolidation
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Show Notes
Matt is joined by Jonathan Kanter, a lawyer who served as Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from 2021 to 2024, to look at the looming Warner Bros. Discovery sale from an antitrust perspective, highlight the biggest antitrust issues for each potential bidder (Paramount, Comcast, Netflix), whether consolidation is necessary to compete with Big Tech, the government’s influence over this merger, and the perilous state of existence for media companies in 2025 (02:28).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Jonathan Kanter
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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