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Netflix-Warner deal should face UK review, lawmaker says

( January 8, 2026, 15:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Netflix’s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. should face a thorough UK antitrust investigation because it would create a “virtual monopoly” with “chilling implications” for the creative economy and consumers, according to a lawmaker in the House of Lords, parliament’s unelected upper house. Guy Black, known as Lord Black of Brentwood, said on Thursday that Netflix is already dominant in the subscription video on demand market and that the combined company’s revenue share would be three times higher than its nearest competitor.Statement follows....

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