Eleven US states urge DOJ to thoroughly probe Netflix-Warner Bros. deal
Eleven US states urge DOJ to thoroughly probe Netflix-Warner Bros. deal
ReutersWed, February 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM UTC
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Feb 25 (Reuters) - Republican attorneys general from 11 U.S. states have urged the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough review of Netflix's bid to acquire studio and streaming assets from Warner Bros., saying the deal threatens U.S. dominance in movies, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
While Warner Bros. has accepted Netflix's $82.7 billion offer, the storied studio said on Tuesday that its board is considering a rival bid from Paramount Skydance, which has argued Netflix's bid faces taller regulatory hurdles.
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The state attorneys general urged the DOJ to scrutinize how the deal would affect customers of streaming services, as well as the market for theatrical movie releases.
The deal "will likely result in undue market concentration that stifles competition and therefore creates higher prices, lower reliability, and less innovation for one of America’s major industries—all to the detriment of American consumers," they wrote.
(Reporting by Jody Godoy, Editing by Franklin Paul and Chizu Nomiyama )
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