Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos faced a Senate subcommittee over its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with lawmakers from both parties pressing serious concerns over the combination, citing in particular the streaming giant’s dominance. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)…

One veteran of the Washington regulatory trenches sees no major roadblocks ahead for Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros. “I think the deal gets done,” said Andrew Lipman, a regulatory policy expert and partner at Washington, D.C. law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. Contrary to Paramount’s…

Newsmax’s antitrust lawsuit against Fox News has been dismissed by a federal judge as a “shotgun complaint,” but the litigation can be revived in a new pleading. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, in an order issued on Friday, noted that Newsmax alleged violations of the Sherman Act, the Florida…

UPDATED with Leiweke statement: The Justice Department indicted Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke, a longtime executive in live sports and entertainment who once ran AEG, in an alleged scheme to rig the bidding process at a public arena in Texas. Leiweke was charged with a violation of Section 1 of…

Google violated antitrust law by maintaining a monopoly in digital advertising technology, a federal judge ruled Thursday in a decision hailed by content companies as one that will potentially open up a primary revenue stream. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema of Alexandria, VA, wrote that…

UPDATED, with additional details of testimony: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the witness stand in the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial Monday, defending his company against the government’s claim that it is an anti-competitive monopoly that has tried to eliminate rivals. In a dark suit…

Two board members of Epic Games have resigned amid Justice Department concerns over antitrust concerns. The DOJ had issues with two members who held positions on the boards of Epic as well as Tencent, in a potential violation of Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Tencent owns a minority interest in…

Gail Slater, an aide to JD Vance and former staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission and former Fox Corp. executive, has been nominated to lead the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division in Donald Trump’s upcoming term. In announcing the choice of Slater, Trump signaled that the…

Shares of mighty Alphabet are down about 7% today after the U.S. Department of Justice said it should sell its Chrome web browser among other remedies after the tech giant lost a landmark antitrust case last summer. Government lawyers said in a filing that splitting Google's dominant search…

As a federal appeals court continues to review a lower court’s ruling against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, pay-TV operator Fubo has reasserted its main argument against the media giants. Venu Sports, the joint venture backed by the companies, would “substantially” lessen competition…

Venu Sports, the joint sports streaming venture backed by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery, has laid out its case to a federal appeals court, requesting permission to resume its plans to launch. The company’s brief, filed late Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second…

A jury trial of Fubo’s antitrust lawsuit against Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery will start October 6, 2025, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Garnett issued an order setting out the timeline for the case, including several key dates leading up to…