Disney makes antitrust problem go away by buying majority stake in Fubo

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/01/disney-makes-antitrust-problem-go-away-by-buying-majority-stake-in-competitor/

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Aatube@kbin.melroy.org · 67 pts · 1y (1 reply)

It's not a monopoly if we're in on it!

Electricblush@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 1y

If I own all the streets we don't need to bother with that tedious trading of properties.

kibiz0r@midwest.social · 46 pts · 1y

They said we were suppressing the competition. And to that I say: What competition?

miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 35 pts · 1y

embrace extend extinguish

ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 33 pts · 1y (1 reply)

No decent antitrust regulatory body would let this stand.

Of course, I doubt we'll have one under the incoming regime.

MajorHavoc@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

There don't seem to be any in the world, at the moment.

reddig33@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Studios shouldn’t own channels (streaming or broadcast).

MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 12 pts · 1y

That sounds dangerously like... dramatic pause

...regulation.

old timey orchestra hit

NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Telecom's shouldn't own the service and the hardware either. Should all be MVN's

RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y

How is this real life? This is obviously bad for customers.