US President Donald Trump commented Sunday on Netflix’s effort to acquire storied Hollywood studio Warner Bros., saying the streaming giant already has “a very large market share” and “it could be a problem.”
“I’ll be involved in that decision,” Trump said upon arriving at the Kennedy Center Honors awards ceremony, referring to the decision facing federal regulators weighing the nearly $83 billion deal that has raised antitrust concerns and ire among Hollywood’s elite.
Trump also lavished praise on Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, who recently visited the White House, saying, “he’s done one of the greatest jobs in the history of movies.”
If completed in its current form, Netflix would absorb competing streaming platform HBO Max and Warner Bros. studios, which have produced film classics including “Casablanca” and “Citizen Kane” over the decades, as well as more recent blockbusters like “Barbie.”
The acquisition would give Netflix a massive catalog, including the Harry Potter films, the Lord of the Rings saga, and the superheroes of DC Studios — Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, for starters.
But Netflix won’t be getting television channels if the deal goes through, like Discovery and CNN, which would be spun ofParent company Warner Bros. Discovery officially put itself up for sale in October after receiving multiple unsolicited offers, beating out cable operator Comcast and media group Paramount Skydance.f from Warner Bros. before the sale.
Paramount’s chief, David Ellison, is a major backer of Trump.
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