Now Introducing HBO Max Classic

[Lily Adler]

And then video stores will make a triumphant comeback.

 

[-Arya-]

And then video stores will make a triumphant comeback.

 

[Lily Adler]

How much would Blu Ray rentals be?

 

[Kane52630]

 

[CaptainWagner]

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Generationally embarrassing how badly the Zaslav regime has fumbled utilizing their core IPs on their own streaming service.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Generationally embarrassing how badly the Zaslav regime has fumbled utilizing their core IPs on their own streaming service.

And to have a free streaming service doing a better presentation of their IP, no less.

 

[Lily Adler]

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What in the knock off Mickey is that thing!

 

[Lily Adler]

And to have a free streaming service doing a better presentation of their IP, no less.

Space Jam 2 is why he wanted to kill them.

 

[flickchick85]

What in the knock off Mickey is that thing!

That would be Foxy.

Foxy (Merrie Melodies) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[blueharvest]

Brad Singer to Serve as Warner Bros. CFO After Company Splits

Singer succeeds Gunnar Weidenfels, who will become CEO of Discovery once the company has split in two.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[Kane52630]

HBO Changes the Names of 6 TV Channels as HBO2 Becomes HBO Hits and More

HBO has changed the names of six of its U.S. linear channels, as HBO2 becomes HBO Hits and the Cinemax name is revived.

variety.com

HBO2 will now be called HBO Hits. HBO Signature is now HBO Drama. HBO Zone will henceforth be known as HBO Movies.

Plus, Warner Bros. Discovery is reviving the Cinemax name. MoreMAX is now Cinemax Hits. ActionMAX will now be called Cinemax Action. And 5starMAX is renamed Cinemax Classics.

 

[blueharvest]

HBO Changes the Names of 6 TV Channels as HBO2 Becomes HBO Hits and More

HBO has changed the names of six of its U.S. linear channels, as HBO2 becomes HBO Hits and the Cinemax name is revived.

variety.com

Wouldn't it be a lot more cost-effective to just get rid of David Zaslav?

 

[Drizzle]

It's been so long since I had premium cable that I actually forgot that the ancillary HBO channels still existed.

 

[Kane52630]

They actually show up on the app now.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

HBO Signature and Zone used to be my background noise.

 

[Lily Adler]

HBO Signature and Zone used to be my background noise.

 

[blueharvest]

David Zaslav Says There's 'Real Opportunity' to Raise HBO Max Prices

He also said HBO Max would begin a more aggressive push on its password sharing crackdown

www.thewrap.com

 

[Lily Adler]

David Zaslav Says There's 'Real Opportunity' to Raise HBO Max Prices

He also said HBO Max would begin a more aggressive push on its password sharing crackdown

www.thewrap.com

Especially when it becomes a part of Paramount.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Sawyer]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery​

The majority of the planned bid for Warner will be made up of cash​

https://www.wsj.com/business/media/paramount-skydance-prepares-ellison-backed-bid-for-warner-bros-discovery-0b921c20

https://puck.news/newsletter_content/skybros-deal-math-kimmels-suspension-tiktoks-backroom-deal/

Greetings from Los Angeles and welcome back to In the Room. Last Friday, after I published my latest missive on David Ellison’s presumptive all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, a well-placed Hollywood source called to suggest to me that Netflix was also considering a bid for David Zaslav’s assets. This once-implausible scenario had already gained some traction in the analyst community, and I’ll concede that my imagination started running wild when Ted Sarandos showed up with Zaz at the Crawford–Álvarez fight in Las Vegas the next night.

It seems hard to imagine—maybe Netflix would want the studio and streaming division—but the whispers, themselves, are indicative of this feverish new era of M&A activity, catalyzed in large part by Ellison’s entry into the space. Ellison’s seemingly limitless cash and ambition have accelerated Hollywood’s consolidation process, and his decision to bid for all of WBD now—in an attempt to preempt potential rivals—is forcing nearly everyone to dust off their models. NBCUniversal, which is in the worst position to acquire Zaz’s assets from a regulatory perspective, spent the weekend “running the numbers on WBD,” per a source familiar, though a Comcast source cautioned that such a takeover was implausible, especially as it was spinning off Versant. (Reps for Netflix and Comcast did not comment.)

 

[psylockolussus]

Paramount Max+

 

[CaptainWagner]

Paramount Max+

 

[psylockolussus]

What's that?

 

[psylockolussus]

DC: Another New Potential Owner Emerges for WB - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

A new suitor has potentially emerged in potential talks to acquire Warner Bros., casting a new hat in the ring for who might end up buying WB

www.superherohype.com

Netflix Max