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Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros

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1741 points meetpateltech | 2 comments | 05 Dec 25 12:21 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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srameshc ◴[05 Dec 25 12:44 UTC] No.46160524[source]▶
I never imagined that a service that ships DVD via mail would one day buy Warner Brothers. It is amazing how innovation and focus can change the game. Someday a new startup will piggy bank on Netflix and probably buy it later.
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sumtechguy ◴[05 Dec 25 13:16 UTC] No.46160856[source]▶
Considering WB was once the champion of that format too. Guess that is end of DVD now. Netflix has no interest in that format.
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andsoitis ◴[05 Dec 25 14:56 UTC] No.46162110[source]▶
> Guess that is end of DVD now. Netflix has no interest in that format

and neither do consumers. video over the internet is the future that Netflix saw 20 years ago, when others didn't, except YouTube.

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1. autoexec ◴[05 Dec 25 15:18 UTC] No.46162417{3}[source]▶
That's absolutely not the case. Demand for physical media not only continues to exist but it's growing as streaming services prove undependable at keeping shows available, and are willing to censor/edit shows at a whim.
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2. andsoitis ◴[05 Dec 25 17:56 UTC] No.46164782[source]▶
For most things in the world there’s some demand, but that doesn’t mean it is a big business.

I buy vinyl but mostly listen to music on Tidal. People buy cassettes and CDs, but that’s, for all intents and purposes, a dead business.

The physical medium is not the content.