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Netflix co-CEO grilled by US senators over Warner Bros Discovery merger

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Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos testifies before the Senate subcommittee in the Dirksen Senate office building on 3 February in Washington DC. Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos faced tough questioning over whether the streamer is “overwhelmingly woke” or killing competition on Tuesday afternoon during a congressional hearing focused on its pending acquisition of the film and streaming assets of Warner Bros Discovery.

The hearing was conducted by the Senate subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights. Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer for Warner Bros Discovery, also testified in the packed Senate hearing room.

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