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Paramount isn’t hiding its frustration with how Warner Bros. Discovery is handling the potential deal with Netflix or Comcast. The studio stated that it wouldn't go down without a fight. And, it also makes it clear that it won't keep quiet if either streaming platform wins the Warner Bros.
bid. Paramount is convinced that it is WBD's best option out of all the bidders. The company claimed that it has"a clear path to closing based upon decades of legal precedent." It also issued a vague warning in a letter between both parties' legal teams stating that if the latter makes a deal with Netflix or Comcast, it will cause"serious issues that no regulator will be able to ignore." This note accompanied Paramount’s updated offer. An additional sent a day earlier accused WBD of running an unfair sales process. Industry insiders suggest that the messages from Paramount to WBD could potentially be a threat, hinting at severe legal repercussions. Experts believe that should Warner Bros. choose anyone other than Paramount, the studio will be met with several complications. The scathing letter harshly criticizes its competitors and allegedly states that a deal with Netflix or Comcast would do nothing but destroy WBD's legacy. Strangely, as worked up as Paramount seems to be about potentially losing to Netflix or Comcast, it also added in its letter that the two companies are unlikely to strike a deal in the first place. Check out the note below: Netflix’s dominance in streaming and Comcast’s presence as a leading broadband and MVPD player each present unique and serious antitrust concerns that guarantee a long, expensive review process and imperil closing either deal. Paramount is the easier path, and its outcome is assured. The simple truth is that a deal with Netflix as the buyer likely will never close. Netflix is the only remaining Big Tech company that has not faced serious global antitrust enforcement, but attempting to acquire the WBD assets will change that. The documents included graphs and data illustrating Netflix’s large presence in the streaming industry, an advantage that would grow significantly if it acquires HBO Max. Paramount argued that any attempt by the company to broaden its market to other platforms such as TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook is “doomed to fail.” It warned that a merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. would likely limit the number of theatrical releases from the production company. Paramount claimed that the alleged move would be “further pushing consumers away from theaters to streaming and harming those theaters which are already struggling.” Despite Paramount's accusations, Netflix did reportedly promise to respect Warner Bros. current contracts regarding theatrical releases. However, the company did not believe the streaming platform's comments and claimed that the secondany commitments made between WB and its partners are met, most films will go straight to streaming. Paramount said Netflix's guarantee is"inherently time-limited, transactional and defensive—aimed at blunting an obvious theory of harm that enforcers in the U.S. and outside the U.S. are expected to pursue."
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