at this rate, netflix could buy epic
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Yay, more consolidation! /s
do you think all monopolies should be split and then collectivized by the workers?
I don't know how far we should/need to go ... but all I do know is that the current state of mergers, consolidations and cartels in a lot of industries is, well 'too much'. I don't pretend to know what the proper balance is but it certainly ain't what we have today.
Take the recent news of RAM price explosions and Micron just stopping sales to retail for their RAM products. RAM is such a critical item in today's world there almost should be some guarantee enforced by governments that it remains affordable for people; we can't live in modern society without affordable computing devices.
I still remember when Netflix was that mail order DVD company that was giving RedBox a run for their money. And now they own the production companies.
I remember when Netflix split their DVD and streaming into separate services and their stock tanked.
I was thinking of grabbing some stock back then when that happened, but they didn't make it as easy to buy stock compared to now so I didn't bother.
I wish I looked into it further.
I hate this world so much
do you think this timeline was split into two when leon czolgosz went to buffalo, new york to assassinate william mckinley - one is the timeline where we live in and one is the timeline where the us became socialist during the great depression? do you think that that timeline resembles 'reds! a revolutionary timeline'?
It's not a done deal yet, your headline makes it sound like it just went through and it hasn't yet. It could take a while depending on the regulatory hurdles.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/netflix-warner-bros-deal-regulatory-questions.html
"It's typical in the days and weeks following a deal announcement of this scale for interest groups, politicians and corporate competitors to call foul on antitrust grounds.
The Department of Justice is most likely to review the deal, as it has other media mergers in the past, and it could take some time. DOJ reviews can take anywhere from months to more than a year.
Netflix said Friday it expects the transaction to close in 12 to 18 months, after Warner Bros. Discovery spins out its portfolio of cable networks into Discovery Global."
Does this mean David Zaslav won't be ruining things any more?
He will probably wrangle himself some position at the company as part of the sale.
i really hope ted sarandos becomes the new ceo of warner bros, or fires david and hires someone else. seriously!
Oh, and…
“That’s all, folks!”
This means everything on HBO Max will be om Netflix and we won't have to pay for two subscriptions anymore. Right?
But simultaneously, Netflix subscription goes up seven times.
While starting to actively block casting. Because you know, going to a vacation home and logging into a foreign device is a million times safer than just plugging in your own Chromecast.
Forcing people to buy smart TVs so they can watch your content ( or enable the smart function so they might get bombarded with ads ) is great customer service.
Just like telling everybody to share accounts with friends and family and then doing a 180 and complain that you're losing money over this and we should pay more.
I have a hunch that 2026 will be the year off "piracy is skyrocketing once again and we have no idea why".
2026 will be the year off "piracy is skyrocketing once again and we have no idea why"
I suspect so were 2025 and some earlier years
And they've somehow retroactively cancelled all HBO shows after the first season.
No they haven’t, not yet anyway. The initial handshake has been made, but there are still legal challenges to the deal. I wish OP had just posted the original, more accurate headline.