Warner Bros Discovery: Takeovers

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for UK competition policy of the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

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1. 8 December 2025

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for UK competition policy of the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

   Source: Commons

2. 17 December 2025

   Answer

   Under competition law, responsibility for investigating the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition falls to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s independent competition authority. The Government has ensured that the CMA has sig...

   Source: Written answer

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