Netflix announces deal to buy Warner Bros., HBO Max

In a deal worth nearly $83 billion, Netflix says it will acquire key assets like Warner Bros. Studio and HBO after linear cable channels are spun off into a separate company. Top Hollywood associations like the Writers Guild are raising antitrust concerns as there are likely to be regulatory hurdles to the deal going through. NBC News’ Chloe Melas reports.

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