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In response to "lol Zaslav is shitcanning all the classic Looney Tunes from HBO Max by new years. what a bunch of assholes -- (link)" by hollywood big shot

What exactly am I missing here (I mean, even theoretically). Is he going to bring it back at times to make it "special" and a draw when they do? Is

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Nov 27 '23, 16:27

he trying to tank Max? I just don't get the theory.

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some streaming executives....just want to watch the world burn -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 16:51
"What is the minimum product I can get people to pay the same amount for" -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 16:41 4
- But why? The content serves no purpose if you don't use it. You own it. Are they going to license it to another service? -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 16:43 3
  - this has been Zaslav's big revenue idea, e.g., selling older b-list HBO shows back to Netflix -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:46 2
    - Ah. I can actually see that argument here if you think these things aren't really driving customers to Max. I don't really know what kind of kid - pmb Nov 27, 16:48 1
      - there's an argument for it but (1) it still undermines Max; and (2) when you're trying to slash billions in buyout "costs" these are penny-ante sums -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:50
There was a NY Times Magazine feature a couple of weeks ago that compared him to the leads in The Producers, intentionally bankrupting the project. - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:39
Cynic -- if they're not there, he doesn't owe royalties. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 27, 16:39 4
- But what royalties? They own the content. -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 16:43
- I just don't know what royalties are owed on animated shorts that *they* produced decades ago. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:40 2
  - Wouldn't they owe writers / voice actors etc money? - Will Hunting Nov 27, 16:44 1
    - Likely not. - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:56
Presumably there's more money licensing it (exclusively) elsewhere. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:38

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