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Warner Bros Discovery: Takeovers

Asked by Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 17 December 2025UIN 98337

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the Competition and Markets Authority on the process for assessing the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

Answered by Kate Dearden

Investigations by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) are independent of Government. The CMA reviews cases that meet certain jurisdictional tests and considers whether it believes a merger could result in a substantial lessening of competition.

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