Rumor: HBO Max may be folding into Discovery+

WMG the 2nd · Aug 25, 2022

Thavoiceofthevoiceless said:
None of this should be surprising in the slightest as these streaming services have been churning too much content and the current structure doesn't justify the costs. A lot of these wack ass movies people are in here complaining about were going to flop in theaters and were going to flop on the streaming service if it was a separate release. These services were throwing money for years to create content and the end result was no substantial growth but rising costs.

Quite honestly, a lot of these movies and TV shows should have never been greenlit in the first place

I disagree

EzekelRAGE · Aug 25, 2022

Thavoiceofthevoiceless said:
Quite honestly, a lot of these movies and TV shows should have never been greenlit in the first place

ATT just gave WB free reign to do w/e the hell they wanted it seems lol. Like Zaslov said, why yall greenlight an Eastwood movie when you knew it wouldnt turn a profit. Keeping it a buck, I wouldnt be surprised if some execs were greenlighting their buddie's stuff and getting kickbacks. :manny:

Thavoiceofthevoiceless · Aug 25, 2022

WMG the 2nd said:
I disagree

It never made financial sense to do so in the first place. Why would you throw a $100+ million dollar movie on a streaming service when you have no way of truly knowing how much money it's actually bringing in? The 24/7 365 constant content was always going to a losing financial endeavor and those same companies should have realized that as it was again the reason why cable was created in the first place.

As I will say once again, Disney had the right blueprint with the Mulan and Black Widow release and it's only a matter of time before someone tries it again.

Saysumthinfunnymike · Aug 25, 2022

AnonymityX1000 said:
Wrong, when you were talking about Netflix and Disney +, no one was talking about the WBD stock price.

yes they were.. i quoted the person retard :mjlol:

Thavoiceofthevoiceless · Aug 25, 2022

EzekelRAGE said:
ATT just gave WB free reign to do w/e the hell they wanted it seems lol. Like Zaslov said, why yall greenlight an Eastwood movie when you knew it wouldnt turn a profit. Keeping it a buck, I wouldnt be surprised if some execs were greenlighting their buddie's stuff and getting kickbacks.

People complain about reality TV, but it's a reason why everyone is going that route and it's because its cheap to produce and you can get about the same ratings as you would with reruns or creating new shows at a higher cost. It's no use of a show or movie just sitting on a service without many people watching it to justify the cost of keeping it there. It's basic economics.

Just remove and you can always add it back at a later date.

Brandeezy · Aug 25, 2022

EzekelRAGE said:
ATT just gave WB free reign to do w/e the hell they wanted it seems lol. Like Zaslov said, why yall greenlight an Eastwood movie when you knew it wouldnt turn a profit. Keeping it a buck, I wouldnt be surprised if some execs were greenlighting their buddie's stuff and getting kickbacks.

Yet Zaslav greenlit a gangster movie with old man Barry Levinson as the director :jbhmm:

Saysumthinfunnymike · Aug 25, 2022

Brandeezy said:
Yet Zaslav greenlit a gangster movie with old man Barry Levinson as the director

wasn't the budget $30m? Can't really see it being profitable though

humminbird · Aug 25, 2022

Hamada is out :blessed:

AnonymityX1000 · Aug 25, 2022

Eric Brooks said:
yes they were.. i quoted the person retard

Oh the person? You mean me? :mjlol: