Anti-Trust Hurdles Awaiting 'Warnermount'
Consider: FOUR major deals just fell apart in the last two weeks after being challenged
Matt Stoller works at the American Economic Liberties Project. He is the author of Goliath and writes the monopoly-focused newsletter BIG.
Hi, I’m Matt Stoller, a Washington D.C.-based political hack who thinks about antitrust law.
Since the early 1980s, not just in Hollywood but across the economy, business leaders have focused on consolidation as ‘inevitable,’ aka a core business strategy. That era, for a variety of reasons, is ending, but it isn’t over yet. With that in mind, here are some quick thoughts on rumors of the Paramount-Warner merger.
In this column, I will get into:
How the government reviews mergers.
Whether the merger is likely to be approved.
Why David Zaslav and Bob Bakish may be thinking they can roll the dice.
What happens if Donald Trump is elected president again.
The four mergers that fell apart in the last two weeks due to challenges, and why one should sound a warning for those trying for more consolidation in Hollywood.
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