Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix

3 years ago by realcaseyrollins to c/moviesandtv

EXCLUSIVE: HBO’s streaming walled garden is coming down, it seems. In a hugely surprising move, Deadline understands that Warner Bros. Discovery is shopping some of its HBO library titles to rival …

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BeardyGrumps 9 points 3 years ago

This makes sense. There’s too many streaming services which leads people to piracy. Reducing the number will drive people to the one platform. If you make it easy for people to obtain content the rights holder will get paid.

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YoBuckStopsHere 2 points 3 years ago

Piracy is alive and well these days, especially for streaming network shows. Most who download pay for the network they come from, but want to save a copy in case the show is canceled and forever removed (see Max for thousands of examples)

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