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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 15:25:13 GMT -5
Wall Street JournalTalks are serious and experts believe the acquisition could happen as early as this weekend. All of Time Warner's subsidiaries (such as DC Comics) would be included in the acquisition). Interesting to see how it would all shake out if AT&T does acquire Time Warner and how they would streamline it to make it more profitable. Their focus seems to be acquiring entertainment content and outlets, but print does not seem to be a priority for them. -M
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 21, 2016 15:47:35 GMT -5
Wall Street JournalTalks are serious and experts believe the acquisition could happen as early as this weekend. All of Time Warner's subsidiaries (such as DC Comics) would be included in the acquisition). Interesting to see how it would all shake out if AT&T does acquire Time Warner and how they would streamline it to make it more profitable. Their focus seems to be acquiring entertainment content and outlets, but print does not seem to be a priority for them. -M With the merger, look for the return of the super-heroes Air Wave and The Atom, both known for being able to travel via phone lines |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 21, 2016 15:58:35 GMT -5
But... Cable is a Marvel hero!
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 21, 2016 22:05:53 GMT -5
That's assuming the Justice Dept. rubber stamps it. Of course, these days, you can never tell; for all of the "liberal" labels put on the Democratic administrations of the last 20 years, they haven't challenged as many big mergers as you would think. The big question is, would Ma Hunkle be renamed Ma Bell?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 22:11:39 GMT -5
Looks like the deal has been agreed to in principle for $85 billion with an announcement possibly coming on Sunday.
-M
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 23, 2016 0:02:03 GMT -5
Well, that's huge.
They're buying ip's and content for their mega-huge network.
Cautiously optimistic about this.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Oct 23, 2016 2:31:29 GMT -5
Well, that's huge. They're buying ip's and content for their mega-huge network. Cautiously optimistic about this. There's nothing optimistic about huge corporations getting bigger. Absolutely nothing. They'll keep merging and merging until just one is left. Renamed Big Brother Inc. |
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 23, 2016 4:26:26 GMT -5
Yes, I agree with that, but maybe AT&T can help WB & DC get their stuff together.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 23, 2016 11:14:02 GMT -5
Yes, I agree with that, but maybe AT&T can help WB & DC get their stuff together. I don't think they'll take any interest in it. These corporate division things tend to be left to their own devices, as long as they earn their keep. Much like Disney hasn't played around inside Marvel publishing, nor Warner with DC, I doubt a potential AT&T overlord will either. They want content without profit sharing and red tape. That's what Disney's buyout of Marvel and Lucasfilm were all about; franchises they can exploit in their (Disney's) traditional medium, to attract a young male audience. AT&T sees media properties, not comic books, not characters. The Warner film library probably holds more attraction than anything at DC, including Batman. The movies will still be left to WB, same as the tv shows and the comics to DC; especially the comics. They generate too little revenue for the boss to care. They may exploit it more for marketing and merchandising; but not publishing, nor probably do anything different about films. |
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