Netflix Says if the HBO Merger Makes It Too Expensive, You Can Always Cancel
CommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyThere is concern that subscribers might be negatively affected if Netflix acquires Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and movie studios businesses. One of the biggest fears is that the merger would lead to higher prices due to less competition for Netflix.During a US Senate hearing Tuesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos suggested that the merger would have an opposite effect.Sarandos was speaking at a hearing held by the US Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, “Examining the Competitive Impact of the Proposed Netflix-Warner Brothers Transaction.”Sarandos aimed to convince the subcommittee that Netflix wouldn’t become a monopoly in streaming or in…