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FCC chair calls Paramount/WBD merger "a lot cleaner" than defunct Netflix deal
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr expressed support for the proposed $111 billion Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, calling it 'a lot cleaner' than Netflix's now-defunct bid for WBD. Carr indicated Netflix's acquisition would have faced significant regulatory hurdles due to the combined streaming scale of Netflix and HBO Max, while the Paramount/WBD deal raises fewer concerns. The FCC chair suggested potential consumer benefits could emerge from the Paramount/WBD combination, includ