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Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by msie »

testdelacc1 wrote: post #63
karel-3d wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I prefer Netflix to Oracle-ied Paramount. I don't want Ellisons to own more than they do. Netflix is boring, Ellisons are evil.

I wonder if the Ellisons win either way - any merger they propose will be greenlit by the Trump administration, giving them an advantage. The seller prefers them because the transaction is far more likely to go through. - Netflix is interested exclusively in the assets and the studio, not in legacy assets like CNN. So Netflix is bidding for that alone. The Ellisons see themselves as recreating the Murdoch playbook. T…

ARGGGHHH

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by mi_lk »

Flatcircle wrote: post #64
karel-3d wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I prefer Netflix to Oracle-ied Paramount. I don't want Ellisons to own more than they do. Netflix is boring, Ellisons are evil.

Anyone that thinks Netflix buying WB would be better than the Ellisons knows nothing about the media business. Look at what James Cameron said about it last week, everyone prefers the Ellisons over Netflix because Netflix actively wants to kill the theatrical and physical media businesses

> The streaming giant has surprised many in Hollywood by offering assurances that it would continue to allow Warner Bros films to enjoy wide cinematic releases.

At least that part of concern is not guaranteed

https://www.ft.com/content/1b51ca71-9a86-46f5-bdc4-cbd6831b7...

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by brindy »

The thinking in the comments here seems very US-centric (as usual).

Until recently watching HBO in the UK and Europe was not easy unless you’re prepared to watch it on Sky (in the uk anyway) so there’s money on the table for Netflix here in the form of eating some of Sky’s share. (HBO Max is coming to EU in Jan and UK sometime next year finally)

Secondarily adding HBO gives Netflix the opportunity to upgrade its production rather than downgrade HBO.

Having access to HBO/WB catalog on Netflix is going to add a lot of value imo.

I welcome this.

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by VBprogrammer »

Raztuf wrote: post #70
Flatcircle wrote: post #64

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Anyone that thinks Netflix buying WB would be better than the Ellisons knows nothing about the media business. Look at what James Cameron said about it last week, everyone prefers the Ellisons over Netflix because Netflix actively wants to kill the theatrical and physical media businesses

Mainstream physical media is already dead.

I wonder how much affect this has had in the Christmas trade for the entertainment industry. Back in the early 2000s it was common to buy a comedy DVD or a TV series for a family member or friend.

Now people who own DVD / Blu-ray players are a rare breed.

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by aspenmayer »

parineum wrote: post #38
thot_experiment wrote: post #27

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I highly recommend the website "youtube.com" there's a lot of content on there that's excellent. I am never for want of something to watch, it sort of seems like an absolute golden age of content production to me.

I'm trying to watch long form cinematic content, not a 10 minute diy video for turning my toaster into a flamethrower with three minutes of ads and "smash that like button" interspersed. There wre a few YouTube channels I like but they are all educational where one guy talks to the camera about a thing. Is there decent fiction on YouTube? I haven't seen any.

The lengths vary, and the channel only recently started their own first-party content production (rather than licensed third-party content), but that being said, the sci-fi channel DUST is a longtime favorite of mine for fiction on YouTube. The quality level is consistently high, if not quite Hollywood budget.

https://www.youtube.com/@watchdust

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by omnimus »

burningChrome wrote: post #39
shubhamjain wrote: post #13

Could there be a worse news regarding where content production is headed? Netflix production is trash and all they care is about metrics like viewers who have watched at least x% of certain content. Cuz if they have, and they accumulate y minutes of viewing, they are unlikely to cancel. This is to the point that they are exclusively making dumbed-down content that can be good background noise while viewers scroll thr…

HBO cancelled Perry Mason, one of the better done noir detective series. That was kind of the nail in the coffin for me. I still get it free because of my AT&T subscription, but I can't argue that Netflix has really come out with anything really worth watching either - Department Q and Mindhunter are only two that I think of that were decent. I agree that the majority of stuff on streaming services is complete garbag…

If your metric is only detective stories… i guess? But if you actually compare the quality of anything recent notable from HBO it's not even close. HBO cinematography, production quality, editing, script… its all levels above Netflix. Pick anything The White Lotus, Euphoria, The Last of Us, Peacemaker. Really anything.

Netflix feels like everything is cheap. Maybe Ripley was nice but thats it?

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by TylerE »

Flatcircle wrote: post #64
karel-3d wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I prefer Netflix to Oracle-ied Paramount. I don't want Ellisons to own more than they do. Netflix is boring, Ellisons are evil.

Anyone that thinks Netflix buying WB would be better than the Ellisons knows nothing about the media business. Look at what James Cameron said about it last week, everyone prefers the Ellisons over Netflix because Netflix actively wants to kill the theatrical and physical media businesses

James Cameron is not exactly someone without meat I. The game. Of course he makes self serving comments about whoever he thinks will make him the most money. Don’t be so naive as to think has anything do with art.

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Post by omnimus »

spooky_deep wrote: post #68
another_twist wrote: post #51

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Trash ? The Diplomat has as good a production value as any. So does Bridgerton. Adolescence is basically a single shot marvel. Others - Stranger Things, Money Heist, Black Doves. Not to mention their true crime documentaries. Warner Brothers makes quality content. I think this is an almost perfect fit.

None of those are close to peak HBO content sorry.

Ripley is HBO material but its miniseries that was probably bought as it is.

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by TylerE »

prodigycorp wrote: post #78
karel-3d wrote: post #42

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I prefer Netflix to Oracle-ied Paramount. I don't want Ellisons to own more than they do. Netflix is boring, Ellisons are evil.

netflix buying warner would mean essentially the death of the theater business.

The theater business is already dead, it just doesn’t realize it yet.

Re: Warner Bros Begins Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

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Post by dyauspitr »

another_twist wrote: post #51
shubhamjain wrote: post #13

Could there be a worse news regarding where content production is headed? Netflix production is trash and all they care is about metrics like viewers who have watched at least x% of certain content. Cuz if they have, and they accumulate y minutes of viewing, they are unlikely to cancel. This is to the point that they are exclusively making dumbed-down content that can be good background noise while viewers scroll thr…

Trash ? The Diplomat has as good a production value as any. So does Bridgerton. Adolescence is basically a single shot marvel. Others - Stranger Things, Money Heist, Black Doves. Not to mention their true crime documentaries. Warner Brothers makes quality content. I think this is an almost perfect fit.

Bridgerton is impossible for a man to watch. Adolescence started off well, but then just dragged on for a really long time and ended with a fizzle. Stranger things is okay but eleven, the female protagonist is insufferable.

Mindhunter was probably the last really good show they had. Squid game and dark winds are decent.

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