Break Up the Media Giants

The streaming wars will produce a new oligopoly. We can do better.

Paris Marx
OneZero
Published in
11 min readOct 17, 2019

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A screen announcing the Disney+ streaming service is seen at the D23 Expo.
Photo: Robyn Beck/Getty Images

FFor decades, corporate consolidation has been judged almost exclusively on whether it would raise prices for consumers, ignoring how the market power of massive conglomerates can have broader negative effects on society and the economy. That’s finally starting to change.

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Paris Marx
OneZero

Critic of tech futures and host of Tech Won’t Save Us: https://bit.ly/twsu