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If Netflix can complete its $82.7-billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, it will be a lot bigger but not necessarily a lot better for consumers — or for the streaming landscape the company developed.

Analysts predict that consumers, already chafing at rising subscription fees for streaming services, will be spending even more if the deal goes through.

“It’s one less competitor and it’s a detriment ultimately to consumers because they will have fewer choices, which leads to higher prices,” said Tim Hanlon, founder of the media consulting firm the Vertere Group. “I think its also a huge detriment for producers of content who want to shop their wares and will have one les

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