US EditionEditorial Cartoons for Dec. 14, 2025: Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal, Vaccine Changes
The $82.7 billion acquisition raises concerns about reduced consumer choice and increased prices, with bipartisan calls for rigorous antitrust scrutiny of Netflix’s growing market power.
- On December 5, Netflix announced it will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios and HBO, prompting Paramount Skydance to submit a hostile $108.4 billion bid days later.
- By integrating production and distribution, the deal would concentrate creation, ownership, distribution and curation under a single company, vertically integrating Netflix and Warner Bros.
- Streaming incentives mean streaming-formatted content shapes project approvals and budgets via algorithmic recommendation systems, sidelining independent or risk-taking filmmakers and experimental projects.
- Sen. Tim Scott warned Friday the sale poses "significant antitrust problems" and urged rigorous review in a letter to Antitrust Division Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater, reflecting bipartisan concern.
- If approved, competitors may consolidate or pivot to niche services, while critics warn the deal could erode the cinematic experience by centralising distribution and shifting priorities.
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Editorial cartoons for Dec. 14, 2025: Netflix-Warner Bros. deal, vaccine changes
Streaming giant Netflix announced a deal to acquire rival Warner Bros. for $83 billion, including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. That prompted a hostile bid from Paramount valued at $108 billion for those assets plus the Discovery cable networks, including CNN. Whoever wins, the acquisition faces anti-trust scrutiny from the U.S. Justice Department.
Netflix promised them very happy when he announced last Friday an agreement with Warner to buy his film and television studios for $83.7 billion,...
Does the Netflix-Warner deal threaten cinema?
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Tim Scott Sounds the Alarm Over Netflix/Warner Bros. Discovery Deal: 'Significant Antitrust Problems'
In a letter to the Trump administration’s antitrust regulators, Republican Sen. Tim Scott warned that the proposed sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Netflix poses “significant antitrust problems” and “warrants rigorous antitrust review” before it is approved. “Such a transaction raises the prospect of significant antitrust problems in streaming and for the movie industry more broadly,” Scott’s Friday letter to Antitrust Division Assistant Attorn…
James Cameron on Warner's purchase by Netflix: 'It doesn't mean it's going to destroy the movie.'
Although streaming giant Netflix's recent acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is not yet complete, it has already led many to question whether Netflix will change its film distribution strategy as a result. On the 12th, renowned director James Cameron stated, "What they really want to do is replace theatrical releases." "I will steadfastly defend the continuation of the theatrical viewing experience."
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