What the Warner Bros deal could mean for streaming, cinemas and news

""There'd be just less competition.""

— Tom Harrington , Executive

""Having more debt means you've got more burden, and that means you've got less to spend on content.""

— Ben Barringer , Executive

""It is expected to be 'full speed ahead' for regulatory approval.""

— Scott Wagner , Executive

"one of the reasons that the Netflix offer appeals to us so much was that the streaming giant didn’t have the same film studio and production infrastructure as Warner."

— Bruce Campbell , Executive

"It’s worrisome. I would lie if I said — as someone that’s making work and producing work — that it isn’t worrisome. But I think the North Star always has to be: Do you have a story to tell? Is it important to tell it?"

— Mark Ruffalo , Celebrity

"What was true for Netflix is still true now for Paramount. The merger of two of Hollywood’s biggest studios must be subject to the highest levels of scrutiny, free from White House political influence, to determine its impact on American jobs, freedom of speech, and the future of one of our nation’s greatest exports."

— Adam Schiff , Politician

"A Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger is an antitrust disaster threatening higher prices and fewer choices for American families."

— Elizabeth Warren , Politician

"Paramount should enjoy its growing news monopoly while they have it because when Democrats win back power we are going to break up these anti-democratic information conglomerates."

— Richard Blumenthal , Politician

"Paramount/Warner Bros is not a done deal. These two Hollywood titans have not cleared regulatory scrutiny — the California Department of Justice has an open investigation, and we intend to be vigorous in our review."

— Rob Bonta , Politician

"I intend to exercise Congress’ oversight authority and scrutinize this deal just as we did the Netflix transaction."

— Cory Booker , Politician