Max: The Artist Formerly Known as HBO Max

[Lily Adler]

Infinity Train hurts the most for me.

 

[Snow Queen]

WB Discovery sure decided to make their first move to **** over everyone they possibly could.

 

[Ninjablade]

WB Discovery sure decided to make their first move to **** over everyone they possibly could.

How else are they gonna avoid taxes

 

[Snow Queen]

How else are they gonna avoid taxes

I don't know, Amazon sure seems to avoid them fine.

 

[Snow Queen]

As an aside, I don't want to hear another anti-piracy ad from WB again when they decided to make a chunk of their library only available via piracy.

 

[Ninjablade]

I don't know, Amazon sure seems to avoid them fine.

Yeah, but Amazon actually seems to like the film industry

As an aside, I don't want to hear another anti-piracy ad from WB again when they decided to make a chunk of their library only available via piracy.

The most recent post better be a frog in a pirate hat

Seriously though. This is so gross, and I hate the fact that, because it appears to be a majority of children's content, people are going to write it off like Discovery's taxes.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[TheWiseGuy487]

I was actually planning on watching Infinity Train eventually. Disgusting and absolutely disappointing. Once again, animation continues to be seen as something only for little kids, undervalued and left in the dust.

This f**k better not cancel Harley Quinn, or I'll never forgive him and throw a Molotov cocktail at his house. Seems only appropriate, considering how many bridges he seems to be burning with these decisions.

 

[Closerframe]

Is the logic here that they’re trying to make up for these seemingly unsuccessful originals by not profiting from them so they can claim a tax credit?

 

[Prison Mike]

Is the logic here that they’re trying to make up for these seemingly unsuccessful originals by not profiting from them so they can claim a tax credit?

I don’t think they were profiting from them to begin with. I think the logic here is that by removing them, they won’t have to pay a license fee to keep them on HBO Max.

 

[Closerframe]

Makes sense to me. I feel bad for the few people who probably watched them, but again, this is a part of Netflix’s problem with so much crap content.

 

[-Arya-]

I continue to hate what I’m seeing because it’s unpredictable what will be removed next. And without a physical release, these shows and movies will be lost forever.

 

[Filmfreak]

So are these not going to be available to be seen anywhere again?

 

[Prison Mike]

So are these not going to be available to be seen anywhere again?

They could license them out to other platforms to make some money I think

 

[Pennywise]

 

[samsnee]

They’re digging for change in the couch

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

They could license them out to other platforms to make some money I think

But if its a tax write off, they can't financially benefit from licensing them to any streamer/company. This does seem to be purely a residual thing for less successful properties. Definition of penny pinching by the sounds of it.

When is Zazlav going to start taking a flamethrower to some of the Discovery programmes?

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

This is why I like physical media. You own it.

You're not at the whims of any CEO who comes out of nowhere to totally erase art you cherished.

 

[-Arya-]

This is why I like physical media. You own it.

You're not at the whims of any CEO who comes out of nowhere to totally erase art you cherished.

I’m afraid Netflix might do this at some point as well. Im going to have to stock up on their Criterion releases soon.

 

[Detective Conan]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

They’re digging for change in the couch

Shave a few mil off the exectives pay package? Nah, take a combined few 100k from dozens of working artists.

 

[Iceman]

Shave a few mil off the exectives pay package? Nah, take a combined few 100k from dozens of working artists.

What a novel approach! Especially for underperforming execs who keep making bad decisions. Best place to start any cost cutting.

 

[Prison Mike]

But if its a tax write off, they can't financially benefit from licensing them to any streamer/company. This does seem to be purely a residual thing for less successful properties. Definition of penny pinching by the sounds of it.

When is Zazlav going to start taking a flamethrower to some of the Discovery programmes?

I don’t know if it’s a tax write down like Batgirl or they just simply want to save money by not making the residual payments for these shows/movies.

 

[Ninjablade]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

What a novel approach! Especially for underperforming execs who keep making bad decisions. Best place to start any cost cutting.

It's like watching gas prices rise, while seeing record profits. It's always those who can at least afford it, that have to take the cut.