Film Now Introducing HBO Max Classic

[Lily Adler]

I'm going to assume HBO will no longer be apart of them. I can't see them getting away with that.

 

[blueharvest]

Netflix & Warner Bros. Discovery Confirm $82.7B Mega-Deal That Reshapes The Industry

Netflix is officially buying Warner Bros. Discovery for a total enterprise value of $82.7B.

deadline.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Netflix - Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion)​

 

[Primal Slayer]

The future is so bleak lol. Another 10 years and it'll just be nothing but monopolies, ai, and gerrymandering.

 

[BatLobster]

Give them hell Nolan!!!

Honestly, at this point I kind of just Nolan, Spielberg, Cameron, etc. all the top directors would just band together and form their own studio. Use it to make their own commercially viable projects and greenlight stuff at budgets that make sense with their taste and understanding of the audience as the compass. The business model is theatrical and physical media, refuse to play ball with any of these companies.

A guy can dream…

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

The future is so bleak lol. Another 10 years and it'll just be nothing but monopolies, ai, and gerrymandering.

And don’t forget good old fashioned racism.

 

[Bran The Man]

MAYBE it's foolish, but I'm hoping that through this deal:

- HBO Max folds into Netflix (Like Hulu into Disney).

- Theatrical releases can still continue, as well as home video releases. Maybe this will even allow Netflix to become a major player in the theater industry.

And lastly, I'm hoping that the DCU is still allowed to continue. Superman was a great start and both Supergirl and Lanterns sound promising.

The part the bothers me is that these companies are only looking at their bottom line, so I expect the worse to happen. Plus, Netflix buying WB just gives an even louder voice to the "Snyderverse is coming back" group.

 

[Primal Slayer]

MAYBE it's foolish, but I'm hoping that through this deal:

- HBO Max folds into Netflix (Like Hulu into Disney).

- Theatrical releases can still continue, as well as home video releases. Maybe this will even allow Netflix to become a major player in the theater industry.

And lastly, I'm hoping that the DCU is still allowed to continue. Superman was a great start and both Supergirl and Lanterns sound promising.

The part the bothers me is that these companies are only looking at their bottom line, so I expect the worse to happen. Plus, Netflix buying WB just gives an even louder voice to the "Snyderverse is coming back" group.

HBO is still superior to Netflix imo. Folding them into netflix proper....all I see is overall quality going way down

 

[BatLobster]

MAYBE it's foolish, but I'm hoping that through this deal:

- HBO Max folds into Netflix (Like Hulu into Disney).

- Theatrical releases can still continue, as well as home video releases. Maybe this will even allow Netflix to become a major player in the theater industry.

And lastly, I'm hoping that the DCU is still allowed to continue. Superman was a great start and both Supergirl and Lanterns sound promising.

The part the bothers me is that these companies are only looking at their bottom line, so I expect the worse to happen. Plus, Netflix buying WB just gives an even louder voice to the "Snyderverse is coming back" group.

IF Netflix saw the value in doubling down in theatrical, or even becoming a player in the space, they could really position themselves to dominate the industry. Though there are still not great implications for one studio having that much power in terms of an overall healthy marketplace.

The more I think about it though…idk. There is a massive conflict of interests here. Netflix’s business model has essentially been to make movie theaters irrelevant. Sarandon has called the theatrical model outdated. So that is a feature, not a bug of the core of their business. They are the whole reason these streaming wars exist in the first place. They’re paying lip service right now to how they’ll support theatrical because I’m sure that helped smooth the sale, but I’m not sure that can really be trusted in the long run.

Case in point:

 

[The Shape]

This is my nightmare. Makes me sick.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Crazy.

We’re only going to have premiere weekend to go see the movie in the theater before it hits streaming.

 

[Pennywise]

This REALLY sucks!

 

[Primal Slayer]

It's crazy how many times WB has been sold in my lifetime. Such an iconic studio and....doesn't love itself one bit.

 

[Pennywise]

Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery: EU Antitrust Experts Say $83B Deal Unlikely To Be Blocked — But Conditions May Be Imposed On Merger

European Union anti-trust expect Netflix's proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery to be investigated, but the view is it's unlikely to be blocked.

t.co

 

[Kane52630]

So let's talk about what will happen to HBO Max and Discovery+ now.

I'm way more concerned about what's gonna happen to Warner Archive.

Say goodbye to owning a Warner Bros movie on bluray.

 

[Pennywise]

Netflix Stock Falls on Warner Bros. Deal, WBD Shares Hit Three-Year High

Netflix's stock fell in early trading after it announced a deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studios and HBO Max -- while investors pushed WBD stock to its highest levels in more than three years.

t.co

 

[Drizzle]

This REALLY sucks!

It does, but isn't this the lesser of two evils compared to Paramount?

 

[Stringer]

Guess we better enjoy these, what 2 years, until everything goes to hell?

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Drizzle]

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I thought about this when I saw Frankenstein and Wake Up Dead Man in theaters. There wasn't an AMC or Regal theater to be seen in the listings. I had seen Glass Onion in an AMC theater three years ago, and unlike the previous two it wasn't on some small rinky dink screen. Netflix's model has gotten worse.

 

[Kane52630]

I thought about this when I saw Frankenstein and Wake Up Dead Man in theaters. There wasn't an AMC or Regal theater to be seen in the listings. I had seen Glass Onion in an AMC theater three years ago, and unlike the previous two it wasn't on some small rinky dink screen. Netflix's model has gotten worse.

AMC is probably the only one pushing back against the Netflix model. Even then, most theaters aren't giving them more than a couple of weeks, especially when the title is already streaming on Netflix.

 

[Kane52630]

@Shinobi Shaw @Stringer

 

[Filmfreak]

Yeah, saying that WBD's already short 45 day theatrical window is going to be even shorter is deeply problematic. This is going to be a gigantic blow in theatrical distribution which was always my fear when Netflix started to enter the bid wars. Sad day indeed.

 

[Drizzle]

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@Shinobi Shaw @Stringer

@Shinobi Shaw paying $50 a month for the ad free plan

 

[Pennywise]

Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Is an ‘Anti-Monopoly Nightmare,’ Sen. Warren Says

Netflix's proposed $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business has elicited opposition from one of the most prominent Democrats on Capitol Hill, Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

variety.com