Paramount, Comcast and Netflix have submitted bids to acquire all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, ushering in a dramatic period of evolution for the media business.
I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animanted Series. Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul, let alone them trying to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie!
I absolutely do not want to see these companies further consolidate - which is why I decide Lina Khan’s absence from the FTC; these media conglomerates should be further broken up in order to foster competition.
But in the current Trump-led media circus - I am fully of the belief that the bestbad option would likely be an Apple-led buyout.
I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series.
The answer is right there, from the same paragraph. Call it nostalgia, if it helps clarify - but there is a sentimental feeling to shows that helped shape my sense of humour while growing up.
I care about WB the company only in-so-far as they are the rights holders to that media, and therefore their ownership will determine whether/how I will be able to continue to enjoy them, new entries (such as Coyote vs. ACME), and introduce them to to my children.
I grew up watching re-runs of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, The Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animanted Series. Seeing Warner Bros. reduced to what it is now after the Discovery merger hurts my soul, let alone them trying to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie!
I absolutely do not want to see these companies further consolidate - which is why I decide Lina Khan’s absence from the FTC; these media conglomerates should be further broken up in order to foster competition.
But in the current Trump-led media circus - I am fully of the belief that the best bad option would likely be an Apple-led buyout.
Why? Why do you care? It’s a company, not a person.
The answer is right there, from the same paragraph. Call it nostalgia, if it helps clarify - but there is a sentimental feeling to shows that helped shape my sense of humour while growing up.
I care about WB the company only in-so-far as they are the rights holders to that media, and therefore their ownership will determine whether/how I will be able to continue to enjoy them, new entries (such as Coyote vs. ACME), and introduce them to to my children.
You can download videos. I can teach you what torrenting is.
None of this explains the corporate anthropomorphism.