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softwaredoug ◴[] No.42949755[source]
These are movies nobody is lining up to syndicate, for a company desperate for cash. Why not dump them on YouTube and get a bit of ad revenue? It’s low effort relative to the income it generates. Even if it’s unlikely to make much money.
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ninth_ant ◴[] No.42949880[source]
The why not is because it potentially devalues the prestige of the individual work’s IP, and the brand in general.

This is short-term optimization, par for the course with the new Disovery-owned Warner Bros.

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1. lotsofpulp ◴[] No.42950258[source]
This stage was set 7 years ago when ATT overpaid for Time Warner by $60B+. There was no way to recover from that.