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Captain.Monkey · 10-22-2016, 11:22 PM

If WB/DC Comics were up for sale I rather Disney buy them out instead. For comic fans that'd be awesome.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 10-22-2016, 11:48 PM

I honestly don't really care who buys who. Companies shift ownership all the time. As long as AT&T doesn't change DC much i'm good.

spectre08 · 10-23-2016, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by AllOuttaBubbleGum

The first thing I worried about as a Dish customer was whether Dish would ultimately be able to hang onto HBO come re-negotiation time. If AT&T doesn't move to make it a DirectTV exclusive outright, Dish could be gouged mercilessly for an exorbitant markup in carriage fees.

HBO is only profitable because of the fees it collects from all of the carriers. AT&T would be insane make it exclusive, or to make the fees to other companies prohibitively expensive. It would likely face legal challenges over either movie.

muffie1985 · 10-23-2016, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by spectre08

so....you didn't read a single post above you.

DirecTV is a distributor
TimeWarner is a producer

Not a monopoly.

TimeWarner also owns something called: Time Warner Cable a.... DISTRIBUTOR. Looks like you don't know your satellite and cable providers

spectre08 · 10-23-2016, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by muffie1985

TimeWarner also owns something called: Time Warner Cable a.... DISTRIBUTOR. Looks like you don't know your satellite and cable providers

nope. So you aren't reading the post above.

For the umpteenth time, Time Warner Cable is owned by Spectrum, and has nothing, zip zilch nada, to do with TimeWarner. Hasn't in several years.

Vince McMahon · 10-23-2016, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Captain.Monkey

If WB/DC Comics were up for sale I rather Disney buy them out instead. For comic fans that'd be awesome.

Superman flying around telling dumb jokes is not good for comic fans. Good for children, but not the people who grew up with Superman and other DC characters.

spectre08 · 10-23-2016, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Vince McMahon

Superman flying around telling dumb jokes is not good for comic fans. Good for children, but not the people who grew up with Superman and other DC characters.

you're right. Better to see him be all angsty and neck snappy

Drewbee87 · 10-23-2016, 03:57 AM

AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $85.4 Billion

http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-rea...ion-1477157084

Moviefan2k4 · 10-23-2016, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by drewbee87

at&t reaches deal to buy time warner for $85.4 billion

http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-rea...ion-1477157084

$85.4 Billion?!

WestMan · 10-23-2016, 04:24 AM

Anybody remember when AT&T got divided because it was a monopoly?

Gone are those days...

spectre08 · 10-23-2016, 01:02 PM

"Big Company" and "Monopoly" are not synonyms

AT&T/TimeWarner will be no more a monopoly than Comcast/NBC

It's called vertical integration, and while it does carry some risk, they're distinct and different from those created by monopolies.

reaperx187 · 10-23-2016, 02:53 PM

It's official now i'm just not sure what that mean's for the customer's of both companies in the long run though guess will find out soon enough.

StingingVelvet · 10-23-2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by spectre08

"Big Company" and "Monopoly" are not synonyms

AT&T/TimeWarner will be no more a monopoly than Comcast/NBC

It's called vertical integration, and while it does carry some risk, they're distinct and different from those created by monopolies.

Yes, strictly speaking this does not end competition. However a future where 5 mega-corporations run everything is still a scary one, straight out of any 80's dystopian future story. Voters are slowly starting to revolt against this so I wouldn't be surprised to see monopoly style laws expand to keep corporations smaller, which I would support.

Strapped4Cash · 10-23-2016, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by spectre08

As for why people think this will affect blu-rays, that's just paranoid nonsense. If there is demand for blu-rays, AT&T/TimeWarner will sell blu-rays.

I've got to disagree. Usually the companies stick with whatever makes them money, but sometimes they'll sacrifice if they think it'll help their larger strategy and/or get them more money in the long run. The fact that Fox no longer releases The Simpsons on physical media being an example.

ArrestedDevelopment · 10-23-2016, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain.Monkey

If WB/DC Comics were up for sale I rather Disney buy them out instead. For comic fans that'd be awesome.

Hell no. The last thing we need is Disney buying another property.

spectre08 · 10-23-2016, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Yes, strictly speaking this does not end competition. However a future where 5 mega-corporations run everything is still a scary one, straight out of any 80's dystopian future story. Voters are slowly starting to revolt against this so I wouldn't be surprised to see monopoly style laws expand to keep corporations smaller, which I would support.

this isn't really what's happening though. The cable companies are trying to cut their costs and diversify their revenue by buying a content producer, since the cable business itself is hard to make a profit in.

But they'll never gobble up all of the studios, eventually they'll just each have one major/mid-major studio in their pocket. But the number of studios and the volume of content far far far outweighs the delivery industry.

But these are still just industry silos. The major players are becoming more vertically integrated, which is something that happened in other industries decades ago.

mredman · 10-23-2016, 09:50 PM

So what in the hell does this mean for ALL Warner movies, franchises, tv shows and the releases on Blu-Ray

I am really confused about this.

ussrelativity · 10-23-2016, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by WestMan

Anybody remember when AT&T got divided because it was a monopoly?

Gone are those days...

I member!

spectre08 · 10-23-2016, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mredman

So what in the hell does this mean for ALL Warner movies, franchises, tv shows and the releases on Blu-Ray

I am really confused about this.

99% probability it means nothing at all.

mredman · 10-23-2016, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by spectre08

99% probability it means nothing at all.

Thanks that is good to know. Already some people on net say it could mean reboot for DCEU and sacking snyder that would be catastrophic. And what about Blu-Ray releases for their tv shows and movies. I am freaking scared as hell of this crap

But i hope you are right it does not mean anything

10-22-2016, 11:22 PM	#41
Captain.Monkey Expert Member Member since:Apr 2016 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:389 DVD collection:13 Trading Score:11	If WB/DC Comics were up for sale I rather Disney buy them out instead. For comic fans that'd be awesome.

10-22-2016, 11:48 PM	#42
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	I honestly don't really care who buys who. Companies shift ownership all the time. As long as AT&T doesn't change DC much i'm good.

10-23-2016, 03:57 AM	#48
Drewbee87 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:266 Trading Score:7	AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $85.4 Billion http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-t-rea...ion-1477157084

10-23-2016, 04:24 AM	#50
WestMan Banned Member since:Oct 2016	Anybody remember when AT&T got divided because it was a monopoly? Gone are those days...

10-23-2016, 01:02 PM	#51
spectre08 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Feb 2015 Location:Dallas, TX Blu-ray collection:538 DVD collection:25 Trading Score:49	"Big Company" and "Monopoly" are not synonyms AT&T/TimeWarner will be no more a monopoly than Comcast/NBC It's called vertical integration, and while it does carry some risk, they're distinct and different from those created by monopolies.

10-23-2016, 02:53 PM	#52
reaperx187 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Newark, DE 4K collection:221 Blu-ray collection:1477 DVD collection:77	It's official now i'm just not sure what that mean's for the customer's of both companies in the long run though guess will find out soon enough.

10-23-2016, 09:50 PM	#57
mredman Banned Member since:Jun 2008 Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:7	So what in the hell does this mean for ALL Warner movies, franchises, tv shows and the releases on Blu-Ray I am really confused about this.

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