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Netflix was reportedly worried about antitrust scrutiny if it bought Roku instead of Fox.

The Roku Netflix Player was originally a streaming box that then-Netflix CEO Reed Hastings decided not to build.

Now Semafor reports Netflix was interested in acquiring the company before Fox closed its $22 billion deal, losing out once again after Paramount swooped in with a deal to buy Warner Bros. while enjoying a cozier relationship with this administration’s regulators.

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