Warner/Discovery

[mwynn]

Bob Harras might be out as well.

[mwynn]

Dc Direct has been shutdown. What is next?

[Batman1980]

Probably crying and major changes to FanDome.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

Probably crying and major changes to FanDome.

The DC Direct shutdown is a signal that they are fine with licensing out their IP's. Mcfarlane is doing figures now.

The rumor of them selling off Warner Interactive could be next.

The word is this is going to be a blood bath when it is over with. I guess it makes sense to do this before Fandome so they know exactly what they will have on tap.

[Batman1980]

Makes me happy they already committed to doing the Snyder Cut, have a feeling that's one of those things that wouldn't have been approved after this acquisition.

[InuYashaCrusade]

I thought the game division was no longer for sale?

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...onger-for-sale

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by InuYashaCrusade

I thought the game division was no longer for sale?

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...onger-for-sale

Was not aware of this. I think we will know for sure when the Suicide Squad is announced.

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by mwynn

The DC Direct shutdown is a signal that they are fine with licensing out their IP's. Mcfarlane is doing figures now.

The rumor of them selling off Warner Interactive could be next.

The word is this is going to be a blood bath when it is over with. I guess it makes sense to do this before Fandome so they know exactly what they will have on tap.

The McFarlane figures are very, very hit or miss...plus lacking in swappable parts. To top it all off, not scalable with most other figures.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

The McFarlane figures are very, very hit or miss...plus lacking in swappable parts. To top it all off, not scalable with most other figures.

Yeah the mainstream action figure market this year is a disaster. Way to many store exclusives.

[Spooked]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Yeah the mainstream action figure market this year is a disaster. Way to many store exclusives.

God, I hear that.

I keep nervously waiting for Disney to drop a similar bombshell...

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Spooked

God, I hear that.

I keep nervously waiting for Disney to drop a similar bombshell...

Hasbro killed it with the GI joe stuff Walmart and Target fumbled the releases.

[Spooked]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Hasbro killed it with the GI joe stuff Walmart and Target fumbled the releases.

Oh man, don't get me started. COVID forced me to re-evaluate a lot of my priorities, and that whole debacle just reinforced my decision. Less stuff, less to worry about.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by Spooked

Oh man, don't get me started. COVID forced me to re-evaluate a lot of my priorities, and that whole debacle just reinforced my decision. Less stuff, less to worry about.

Good news is that the indie market is flourishing.

[terp_fan99]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

The McFarlane figures are very, very hit or miss...plus lacking in swappable parts. To top it all off, not scalable with most other figures.

Nothing will ever beat the Mattel DC Universe Classics line. I had a ton of fun collecting all of those.

[HockeySlasher]

Originally Posted by mwynn

Hearing that Jim Lee might be out as coo.

That would be stupid... which is on par with ATT/WB.

[mwynn]

Originally Posted by HockeySlasher

That would be stupid... which is on par with ATT/WB.

Looks like he was prompted to a new spot overseeing character development across all platforms.

[CyberpunkCentral]

Looks like Discovery will buy off WB now.

[JayTL]

God I hate AT&T

[mwynn]

https://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...edia-discovery

“AT&T always had to figure out what to do with WarnerMedia,” said Brian Wieser, who heads the research unit at New York advertising giant GroupM. “The company was not optimally positioned to maximize the value of WarnerMedia because it had all these other obligations.”

[mwynn]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bu...al-1234954085/

It’s Official: AT&T and Discovery Detail Merger Plans
The companies officially announced the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, detailing their plans, with Discovery CEO David Zaslav to serve as CEO of the new company.

Under the terms of the deal, WarnerMedia and Discovery will merge through a complex all-stock transaction called a Reverse Morris Trust that would see AT&T receive $43 billion in cash, debt securities, and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt, and AT&T’s shareholders would receive stock representing 71 percent of the new company. Wall Street observers said the Reverse Morris Trust had the handwriting of big Discovery shareholder and media mogul John Malone who has a reputation for complex, tax-efficient deals.

Discovery CEO David Zaslav will lead the merged company as CEO, and there is no word about a role for WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar. The companies say the deal will close in 2022, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.


Kilar is done, thanks for coming.