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In this podcast, the hosts discuss the potential merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount, the challenges facing the used car business, and Clear's expansion into new industries like healthcare and financial services.
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- A potential merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global may not be a win-win situation due to their smaller subscriber base compared to Netflix and the challenges of linear television.
- Comcast is more likely to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery rather than Paramount due to regulatory pressures and the attractive assets and profitable streaming business that Warner Bros. Discovery brings.
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Potential Merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global
There are rumors of a potential merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global. This merger could bring together two smaller players in television and streaming, but it may not be a win-win situation. Warner Bros. Discovery has around 95 million subscribers, while Paramount Plus has about 60 million. However, even if they combine their subscribers, they still won't reach the scale of Netflix, which has over 200 million subscribers. Both companies also carry significant debt and have exposure to linear television, which is facing challenges due to cord-cutting. While there could be cost-cutting efficiencies, the potential merger is not seen as a strong move in the industry.
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