Disney CEO Bob Iger expresses concern over streaming “pricing leverage”... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 12-11-2025, 09:41 PM

...with Netflix acquiring Warner Bros.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/dis...ge-1236606626/

“We haven’t determined whether we will take a position or not,” Iger said on CNBC’s Squawk Box Thursday when asked if he favors Netflix or Paramount taking over Warner Bros. Discovery. Iger said there were possible regulatory concerns with Netflix’s proposed $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros. “I think if I were a regulator looking at this combination, I’d look at a few things. First of all, I would look at what the impact is on the consumer,” Iger said, per Variety. “Will one company end up with pricing leverage that might be considered a negative or damaging to the consumer? And with a significant amount of streaming subscriptions across the world, really, does that ultimately give Netflix pricing leverage over the consumer that it might not necessarily be healthy?”

Reinhold_Weege · 12-21-2025, 09:36 PM

Bob Iger does not care on whit about the viewing public. He only cares about the effect of this on Disney and it's ability to raise prices. Screw him!

12-11-2025, 09:41 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,190	Disney CEO Bob Iger expresses concern over streaming “pricing leverage”... ...with Netflix acquiring Warner Bros. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/dis...ge-1236606626/ “We haven’t determined whether we will take a position or not,” Iger said on CNBC’s Squawk Box Thursday when asked if he favors Netflix or Paramount taking over Warner Bros. Discovery. Iger said there were possible regulatory concerns with Netflix’s proposed $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros. “I think if I were a regulator looking at this combination, I’d look at a few things. First of all, I would look at what the impact is on the consumer,” Iger said, per Variety. “Will one company end up with pricing leverage that might be considered a negative or damaging to the consumer? And with a significant amount of streaming subscriptions across the world, really, does that ultimately give Netflix pricing leverage over the consumer that it might not necessarily be healthy?”

12-21-2025, 09:36 PM	#2
Reinhold_Weege Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 15, 2020 Posts: 231	Bob Iger does not care on whit about the viewing public. He only cares about the effect of this on Disney and it's ability to raise prices. Screw him!