Antitrust, Consumer Habits & Other Headwinds Facing Media Mergers | Yaël on Schwab Network

Media companies must compete for our eyeballs and attention. But they should do that and compete on an open field rather than subject them to antitrust lawsuits and courtrooms, where consumers aren’t represented.

Consumer Choice Center Deputy Director Yaël Ossowski is interviewed on ‪SchwabNetwork‬ on the the proposed merger between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Paramount Skydance (PSKY) and the antitrust hurdles it faces.

He argues that changing consumer viewing habits, the rise of platforms like YouTube and TikTok, and increasing streaming competition make the deal necessary to improve consumer choice and help legacy media companies compete.

July 24, 2026