Hearing
“Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice in Digital Streaming”.
A source-backed event record from the House committee corpus, with connected witnesses, documents, and official source materials.
Event Info
Description and source record
- Title
- “Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice in Digital Streaming”
- Committee
- Committee on the Judiciary / Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust
- Date line
- Wednesday, January 7, 2026 (10:00 AM)
- Published
- December 31, 2025 at 11:23 AM
- Last updated
- March 2, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Record intelligence
This record is organized to support questions about what happened, who testified, what documents changed, and what issues were raised, with citations back to source materials.
Witnesses
People connected to this event
Jay Ezrielev appeared as Founder and Managing Principal, Elevecon, LLC, before the House Committee on the Judiciary for the 2026-01-07 hearing "“Full Stream Ahead: Competition and Consumer Choice in Digital Streaming”".
Ms. Jessica Melugin
Director of the Center for Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Competitive Enterprise InstitutePublic profile proposed for Jessica Melugin; hearing listed the witness as Director of the Center for Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise Institute for a 2026 House committee hearing.
Dr. John M. Yun
Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason UniversityPublic profile proposed for John M. Yun; hearing listed the witness as Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University for a 2026 House committee hearing.
Public profile proposed for Matt Wood; hearing listed the witness as Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Free Press for a 2026 House committee hearing.
Documents
Source materials
DocumentA statement from Makan Delrahim, Chief Legal Officer of Paramount Skydance Corporation, dated January 7, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Jordan of OH.DocumentA statement from Cinema United dated January 7, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Schmidt of KS and Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAn article from The Verge titled “There are no good outcomes for the Warner Bros. sale” dated December 10, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentA statement from the Directors Guild of America titled “DGA Statement on Warner Bros. Discovery/Netflix” dated December 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.bill textA document from Free Press titled “A More Perfect Media: Saving America’s Fourth Estate from Billionaires, Broligarchy and Trump”, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAn article from The Wrap titled “Hollywood Teamsters: Warner-Netflix Geal Is ‘Another Call for Alarm’ for Entertainment Workers” dated December 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentA statement from the International Documentary Association titled “IDA Statement Opposing A Merger Involving Warner Bros. Discovery” dated October 29, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAn article from NPR titled “The Warner Bros. Curse” dated December 16, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAn article from Free Press titled “Press Freedom Groups Tell FCC: Media Consolidation Poses Grave Threat to Independent News and Information in the United States” dated August 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentA statement from SAG-AFTRA titled “SAG-AFTRA Statement Regarding Proposed Netflix/Warner Bros. Transaction” dated December 5, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentA statement from the Writers Guild of America West and the Writers Guild of America East dated January 7, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentA statement from the American Economic Liberties Project dated January 7, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentA statement from the Producers Guild of America dated January 6, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAn article from Indie Wire titled “Gen Z Went to Movies the Most Often in 2025” dated December 17, 2025, submitted for the Record by Ms. Balint of VT.DocumentAn article from The Hollywood Reporter titled “Movie Theatres Dread Any Warner Bros. Merger, Fear 'Tipping Point' Where While System 'Crumbles'”, submitted for the Record by Ms. Balint of VT.DocumentA statement from Dr. Courtney Radsch, Director for the Center for Journalism & Liberty dated January 7, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAn article from Town Hall titled ‘The Netflix-Warner Brothers Deal Puts America First” dated January 5, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentAn article from Town Hall titled “Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Is Free Market David Slaying Hollywood's Outdated, Greedy Goliath” dated January 3, 2026, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentAn article from the Wall Street Journal titled “A Merger Could Bring Better Streaming: Consumers stand to benefit from Netflix’s acquisition of Warner” dated December 14, 2025, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentQuestions for Ms. Melugin, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentQuestions for Dr. Ezrielev, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentQuestions for Dr. Yun, submitted for the Record by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentAnswers from Dr. Yun, submitted by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentAnswers from Ms. Melugin, submitted by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentQuestions for Mr. Wood, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.DocumentAnswers from Dr. Ezrielev, submitted by Mr. Fitzgerald of WI.DocumentAnswers from Mr. Wood, submitted for the Record by Mr. Nadler of NY.