Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for Warner Bros.

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Paramount is going to turn WB into Trump's mouthpiece. His influence is going to be all over WB/Paramount now since he and the Ellisons are pals. It probably means they're going to advocate for more films with "conservative" values—likely funded by Trump's allies and racist, pedo-defending podcasters & influencers.

But hey, at least you get to keep your physical media and get to see the new Superman movie in theatres for two more weeks before it goes to streaming!

I understand that Netflix getting WB would've caused a huge shift in the movie industry by focusing on streaming over theatres, but call me radical, I was willing to sacrifice that for the preservation of two giant studios not being at the behest of MAGA.

EDIT - Forgot this also means that Trump effectively gets CNN! You're about to see MAGA propaganda and state-sponsored media all over the place...

Edited February 26 by REALITY

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welp, it's over 

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8 minutes ago, REALITY said:

Paramount is going to turn WB into Trump's mouthpiece. His influence is going to be all over WB/Paramount now since he and the Ellisons are pals. It probably means they're going to advocate for more films with "conservative" values—likely funded by Trump's allies and racist, pedo-defending podcasters & influencers.

But hey, at least you get to keep your physical media and get to see the new Superman movie in theatres for two more weeks before it goes to streaming!

I understand that Netflix getting WB would've caused a huge shift in the movie industry by focusing on streaming over theatres, but call me radical, I was willing to sacrifice that for the preservation of two giant studios not being at the behest of MAGA.

The next Democratic president needs to do a mass overhaul of the country to completely decimate MAGA influence, by ay means necessary.

[River 122,383]

not ya'll thinking that Netflix is better, they are as MAGA as every single company these days.

They just canceled multiple LGBTQ+ series.

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Democrats actually enforce Antitrust laws challenge. Do that challenge. 

Edited February 26 by Emvee

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This is a good thing. I do think the Ellison's are mostly courting MAGA politicians just to get the deal through but in reality their content strategy is likely to be more centrist as there is a real gap in that space. Everything is very polarised especially news in the US, IMO. I think Paramount also signed Jon M Chu and some other typically left serving talent but I know it's generally understood they are very conservative.

But ultimately they will adapt content based on what the audience make up is and what people want to see. That's just good business. But still better than combining the biggest digital streaming platform with legacy blockbuster IP. I feel like much of this good IP would just get buried as under or as generic Netflix slop. And theatres would lose our big time. I feel like Paramount will try way harder to preserve the pre streaming model and give Disney etc. a good fight. 

Edited February 27 by thisboyisamonster

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2 minutes ago, thisboyisamonster said:

This is a good thing. I do think the Ellison's are mostly courting MAGA politicians just to get the deal through but in reality their content strategy is likely to be more centrist as there is a real gap in that space. Everything is very polarised especially news in the US, IMO. I think Paramount also signed Jon M Chu and some other typically left serving talent but I know it's generally understood they are very conservative.

But ultimately they will adapt content based on what the audience make up is and what people want to see. That's just good business. But still better than combining the biggest digital streaming platform with legacy blockbuster IP. I feel like much of this good IP would just get buried as under or as generic Netflix slop. And theatres would lose our big time. I feel like Paramount will try way harder to preserve the pre streaming model and give Disney etc. a good fight. 

 

Henny, they owned CBS, and see what it becomes now.

The same will happen to CNN, which WB owns

They could careless about the entertainment side of things

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3 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

 

Henny, they owned CBS, and see what it becomes now.

The same will happen to CNN, which WB owns

They could careless about the entertainment side of things

But that's what I mean. If they control the news. I don't know if that necessarily moves the needle. Everyone who cares about news impartiality will know where to put their attention and CNN would lose their core audience. Those who prefer conservative content will continue watching Fox and the world doesn't need another Fox. But it might need something more centrist. And they have an opportunity to fill that gap. 

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30 minutes ago, thisboyisamonster said:

This is a good thing. I do think the Ellison's are mostly courting MAGA politicians just to get the deal through but in reality their content strategy is likely to be more centrist as there is a real gap in that space. Everything is very polarised especially news in the US, IMO. I think Paramount also signed Jon M Chu and some other typically left serving talent but I know it's generally understood they are very conservative.

But ultimately they will adapt content based on what the audience make up is and what people want to see. That's just good business. But still better than combining the biggest digital streaming platform with legacy blockbuster IP. I feel like much of this good IP would just get buried as under or as generic Netflix slop. And theatres would lose our big time. I feel like Paramount will try way harder to preserve the pre streaming model and give Disney etc. a good fight. 

Are you from Paramount? Lol

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5 hours ago, River said:

not ya'll thinking that Netflix is better, they are as MAGA as every single company these days.

They just canceled multiple LGBTQ+ series.

We know that Netflix isn’t the most progressive company out there—hell, pretty much no major organization is progressive. But the Ellisons are literally personal friends of Trump. Trump has an influence in this deal that he otherwise wouldn’t have had with Netflix. Like, now he’s got CNN in his corner. Netflix’s deal was worse for the movie industry. Paramount’s deal is worse in every other regard.

Also, do you not think that Paramount wouldn’t cancel more “liberal” content? They literally made a blacklist of actors who are pro-Palestine…

Edited February 27 by REALITY

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Oh so we're really getting the worst case scenario. Got it. 

Man, f*ck this timeline. 

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rich people need to work together to save warner bros!!! the HISTORY!!! there needs to be a president of hollywood or smth lmao idk!

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I'm so sick of rich people with too much money and power

Like I'm going to throw up

[River 122,383]

6 hours ago, REALITY said:

We know that Netflix isn’t the most progressive company out there—hell, pretty much no major organization is progressive. But the Ellisons are literally personal friends of Trump. Trump has an influence in this deal that he otherwise wouldn’t have had with Netflix. Like, now he’s got CNN in his corner. Netflix’s deal was worse for the movie industry. Paramount’s deal is worse in every other regard.

Also, do you not think that Paramount wouldn’t cancel more “liberal” content? They literally made a blacklist of actors who are pro-Palestine…

I didn't say that Paramount is better though, I know who they are, but my focus is on Netflix.

It's not about being progressive, it's about using progressive ideas for sales.

Netflix has been pink washing for many years, just to erase us later when it's not convenient to raise the flag anymore.

All the progressive series has been canceled in one way of another, every series with LGBTQ+ theme or feminist theme, was canceled, at their peak for example.

It's easy to point out all the faults of Paramount, but let's not pretend that Netflix is the less evil, they are as sh-t as Paramount.