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Feb 19, 2026 4:00 AM

Justice Department Probes The Impact Of Warner Bros. Sale On Theatre Businesses: Report

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly summoned a few of the largest theatre chain owners in the country to assess the impact of the potential sale of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD).

Federal lawyers are trying to gather information on whether the sale would affect the movie-going public or the number of movies released in theatres, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

It is believed that the DOJ is primarily concerned with the dominance of Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) in the streaming segment. Moreover, the company’s long-standing policy to showcase only a handful of movies in theatres ...