Trump responds to Netflix’s acquisition of Warner: The surge in market share needs to be reviewed and I will participate in the decision-making

On December 8, according to the US film and entertainment industry website Deadline, before attending the Kennedy Center Honors Awards ceremony in Washington on Sunday evening, US President Trump made key comments on Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, which has recently shocked the industry.

Although he has a very high personal opinion of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos,但他明确发出信号，由于两家巨头合并后将占据极大的市场份额，这需要经济学家进行审视，并且他本人将“参与到这一决策过程中”.

特朗普向媒体透露，萨兰多斯上周曾造访白宫椭圆形办公室，他本人对其十分尊重，并称赞萨兰多斯在好莱坞历史上创造了罕见的商业成就。 However, the good relationship in private does not seem to translate into a "pass" at the regulatory level. Trump bluntly stated that the two parties had not made any guarantees about the approval of this super merger. He emphasized,Netflix本身已拥有庞大的市场份额，一旦将华纳兄弟（特别是HBO Max业务）纳入麾下，其市场占有率将显著飙升，这是一个必须面对的现实问题.

Previously, Netflix officially announced last FridayAcquired Warner Bros. Discovery for $27.75 per share in cash and stock, defeated David Ellison's Paramount Skydance in a bidding war.虽然交易双方已达成协议，但特朗普的最新表态暗示，这宗改变流媒体格局的交易在反垄断监管层面仍将面临严格的审视与挑战。