Daybreak Netflix-Paramount, Indigo, and why monopolies should go out of style
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Dec 11, 2025 This week, a deep dive into the troubling wealth inequality in India highlights alarming statistics and the widening gap fueled by automation and AI. Meanwhile, the fierce battle between Netflix and Paramount over Warner Brothers raises eyebrows about streaming monopolies and antitrust issues, particularly regarding Indian competitors. Lastly, Indigo's operational chaos prompts regulatory intervention as cancellations spike, revealing underlying systemic issues and pressures during peak travel times.
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Growth Without Broad Sharing
- India's income and wealth are both highly concentrated at the top, with the top 1% owning ~40% of wealth and the top 10% owning ~65%.
- Growth is strong but gains flow to capital and skilled workers, deepening social and economic divides.
Capital‑Intensive Growth Worsens Inequality
- India's shift to capital‑intensive growth and fast tech adoption widens inequality by rewarding capital owners and skilled workers.
- Automation and AI lift productivity but reduce stable employment options for low and mid-scale workers.
Super‑Streamer Could Reshape Indian OTT
- Netflix's proposed Warner Brothers buy would make it the world's biggest streamer and bring huge IPs under one roof.
- That could intensify competition in India, threatening existing regional and price advantages of local OTTs.