FCC Chairman Says There Are ‘Legitimate Competition Concerns’ With Netflix’s Warner Bros. Deal — but His Agency Has No Authority to Review It

Brendan Carr, the Trump-appointed chairman of the FCC, offered his opinion that Netflix’s proposed $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros.’s studios and HBO Max businesses raises “competition concerns.” However, the FCC does not have any authority to review the Netflix-WB deal. The proposed sale does not involve the transfer of broadcast licenses, which the […]