About this episode

The episode discusses the legal challenges facing Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. and features insights from antitrust expert Jon Leibowitz.

Earlier this week, twelve states filed a lawsuit trying to block Paramount's proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. The lawsuit is trying to argue the merger would eliminate competition in Hollywood and reduce choices for all consumers nationwide. A Paramount-Warner combo would bring together two of Hollywood's last five legacy studios. Paramount says the lawsuit "distorts settled antitrust law" and maintains that a merger would instead create a "stronger competitor against dominant streaming and technology platforms.' FOX’s Krystin Goodwin speaks with Jon Leibowitz, antitrust legal counsel to 'Paramount+' and former Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), who says he is confident the merger will boost competition and will offer much more content to viewers. Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ To Follow 'The FOX News Rundown: Evening Edition' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Krystin Goodwin

Guest: Jon Leibowitz

Topics covered

• mergers
• antitrust law
• streaming competition
• Hollywood
• legal counsel

Keywords

• Paramount
• Warner Bros.
• merger
• antitrust
• competition
• streaming
• lawsuit

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Organizations: Paramount, Warner Bros., Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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