Looks like Netflix/Warner Bros. is happening.

[MikeD-C05]

Max Headroom predicted all this a long time ago...

 

[John2021]

We just keep letting these companies get larger, control more content and control pricing.

Agree less competition means higher prices

 

[John2021]

Soon there will be 4 companies owning everything and you will have sub to all of them to get all the content you want and your back to cable all over again.

get out of my head

 

[AZ.]

Agree less competition means higher prices

Since when? ......Think you got that backwards....Why did Charlie jump into cell service?

 

[John2021]

Since when? ......Think you got that backwards....Why did Charlie jump into cell service?

the more and more these companies get bought up means higher prices since people can't go no where else.. charlies mobile service was a disaster for alot of people. he should have just stuck to boost and innovated elsewhere

 

[dishdude]

Max Headroom predicted all this a long time ago...

Maybe the incident one out of Chicago

 

[AZ.]

the more and more these companies get bought up means higher prices since people can't go no where else.. charlies mobile service was a disaster for alot of people. he should have just stuck to boost and innovated elsewhere

More competition generally lowers prices, increases quality, and boosts innovation as businesses fight for customers, but less competition (like monopolies) allows firms to charge more and offer less, although sometimes bigger firms can lower costs through efficiency, creating complex market dynamics
.

Why More Competition Lowers Prices

• Pressure to Compete: When many companies vie for the same customers, they must lower prices, improve quality, or offer better services to win business.
• Market Share: Firms undercut rivals to gain sales, forcing prices down to more competitive levels, often near production cost.
• Innovation & Efficiency: Competition pushes businesses to be more efficient and innovative to reduce costs and offer unique products, benefiting consumers.

Why Less Competition (Monopolies/Oligopolies) Raises Prices

• Market Power: A single dominant firm (monopoly) or a few firms (oligopoly) can restrict output and charge higher prices without fear of losing customers to rivals.
• Reduced Incentive: Without competitive pressure, firms may become complacent, leading to higher prices, less innovation, and lower quality (the "quiet life" efect)

 

[John2021]

More competition generally lowers prices, increases quality, and boosts innovation as businesses fight for customers, but less competition (like monopolies) allows firms to charge more and offer less, although sometimes bigger firms can lower costs through efficiency, creating complex market dynamics
.

Why More Competition Lowers Prices

• Pressure to Compete: When many companies vie for the same customers, they must lower prices, improve quality, or offer better services to win business.
• Market Share: Firms undercut rivals to gain sales, forcing prices down to more competitive levels, often near production cost.
• Innovation & Efficiency: Competition pushes businesses to be more efficient and innovative to reduce costs and offer unique products, benefiting consumers.

Why Less Competition (Monopolies/Oligopolies) Raises Prices

• Market Power: A single dominant firm (monopoly) or a few firms (oligopoly) can restrict output and charge higher prices without fear of losing customers to rivals.
• Reduced Incentive: Without competitive pressure, firms may become complacent, leading to higher prices, less innovation, and lower quality (the "quiet life" efect)

This has been our exp.. when we had charter we also had 5 fiber providers in our area. we used to call in and cut throat them with the competitions rates and we got big discounts since they did match prices . imagine if there was no competition!!!

 

[meStevo]

means higher prices since people can't go no where else

Disagree, we can decline to participate at all and skip that content.

 

[savarese04]

While I agree with the takes the consolidation = higher prices, I don't see this as a monopoly.

Unlike a tire company buying up its competitors (you NEED tires if you want to go anywhere), nobody needs streaming or the content provided by this new company. If you didn't subscribe to these services before, nothing about this merger is going to require you to subscribe now.

 

[AZ.]

While I agree with the takes the consolidation = higher prices, I don't see this as a monopoly.

Unlike a tire company buying up its competitors (you NEED tires if you want to go anywhere), nobody needs streaming or the content provided by this new company. If you didn't subscribe to these services before, nothing about this merger is going to require you to subscribe now.

Its a monopoly and meets everything to define Anti-trust. Im to old to remember how it used to be. Its now on steroids with no regulation at all! Count the few Corporations of radio and TV and how much content they control. Then look how it was 20,30, 40 years ago....
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Here is how the major US broadcast networks formed:

• RCA formed NBC in 1926, which initially operated two radio networks: the Red Network and the Blue Network [1, 2].
• A government regulation from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1941 prevented companies from owning more than one broadcast network [1, 2].
• As a result, RCA was forced to sell the Blue Network in 1943 [1, 2]. That Blue Network was then renamed the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) [1, 2].
• CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) was established independently in 1927 by Arthur Judson, though William S. Paley quickly built it into a strong competitor [1, 2].

So, while ABC did "spin off" from the same parent company that created NBC, CBS was a separate rival that grew concurrently

 

[KAB]

More competition generally lowers prices, increases quality, and boosts innovation as businesses fight for customers, but less competition (like monopolies) allows firms to charge more and offer less, although sometimes bigger firms can lower costs through efficiency, creating complex market dynamics
.

Why More Competition Lowers Prices

• Pressure to Compete: When many companies vie for the same customers, they must lower prices, improve quality, or offer better services to win business.
• Market Share: Firms undercut rivals to gain sales, forcing prices down to more competitive levels, often near production cost.
• Innovation & Efficiency: Competition pushes businesses to be more efficient and innovative to reduce costs and offer unique products, benefiting consumers.

Why Less Competition (Monopolies/Oligopolies) Raises Prices

• Market Power: A single dominant firm (monopoly) or a few firms (oligopoly) can restrict output and charge higher prices without fear of losing customers to rivals.
• Reduced Incentive: Without competitive pressure, firms may become complacent, leading to higher prices, less innovation, and lower quality (the "quiet life" efect)

All that went in the wind in the 80's.

 

[Juan]

Well it just more interesting

Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Valued at $108 Billion, Seeking to Derail Netflix’s Deal

David Ellison is not going away quietly in his quest to land Warner Bros. Discovery.

variety.com

 

[ncted]

While I agree with the takes the consolidation = higher prices, I don't see this as a monopoly.

Unlike a tire company buying up its competitors (you NEED tires if you want to go anywhere), nobody needs streaming or the content provided by this new company. If you didn't subscribe to these services before, nothing about this merger is going to require you to subscribe now.

You don't actually need tires since you can walk or ride a horse to go anywhere. Antitrust has no test for whether the market segment is one that is "needed" or not.

 

[b4pjoe]

Well it just more interesting

Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery Valued at $108 Billion, Seeking to Derail Netflix’s Deal

David Ellison is not going away quietly in his quest to land Warner Bros. Discovery.

variety.com

Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share, Trump says

President Donald Trump says a deal struck by Netflix last week to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.

apnews.com

 

[Foxbat]

This deal has the President's attention, so there may not be an easy path for this merger. Not that Paramount is any more popular a suitor.

Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share, Trump says

President Donald Trump says a deal struck by Netflix last week to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.

apnews.com

I guess I owe you a Coke!