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Overlord Since: Mar, 2013
#6652: Aug 26th 2022 at 7:52:39 PM

[up][up][up] Exactly, Warner Bros doesn't offer Disney anything that isn't redundant.

Maybe Amazon or Apple would be more interested in WB, if they really wanted to beef up their streaming services.

Edited by Overlord on Aug 26th 2022 at 7:53:18 AM

ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#6653: Aug 26th 2022 at 7:53:26 PM

Or Elon Musk would buy it like Twitter.

SpongeGuy11 Since: Jun, 2018
#6654: Aug 26th 2022 at 8:14:57 PM

Doesn't Warner Bros have Looney Tunes, Harry Potter, Hanna Barbara, MGM, and DC Comics that Disney would be interested in?

ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#6655: Aug 26th 2022 at 8:21:10 PM

I went over that in an earlier post but the short answer is, Disney isn't interested in those properties because they already have in-house equivalents to them— and, for the most part, are already far more successful with them. They don't need DC because they already have Marvel. They don't need any of WB's animated stuff because they have plenty of animation of their own. And MGM isn't a Disney subsidiary, it's owned by Amazon.

Edited by ElSquibbonator on Aug 26th 2022 at 11:23:26 AM

RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6656: Aug 26th 2022 at 8:36:03 PM

  • Looney Tunes isn't undesirable by any means, but there's nothing that the brand really offers that they can't already do with Mickey Mouse and company. And while Warner Bros. is in the midst of re-strengthening it, the brand doesn't have anywhere near the pull that Disney characters have these days either.
  • We talked about Harry Potter this morning and ultimately decided that if Universal's stake in the franchise didn't stop that, J.K. Rowling herself would. That said, it probably is the most valuable IP that Warner Bros. has right now next to Game of Thrones, and I stand by my belief that Disney would love to get both properties if they could.
  • Hanna Barbara is just "but why" to me. Like, what would they get out of buying them? The only Hanna-Barbara properties that have any real power these days are Scooby-Doo and The Flintstones. And the latter is only because of cereal and vitamins.
  • MGM is under Amazon now. Besides, Warner Bros. only really had the animation library, IIRC, and Disney wanting that would also a big "buy why?"
  • DC Comics would be a decent get, but they don't need it when they already have Marvel Comics, which is doing... really well compared to DC, to say the least. Plus, having both DC Comics and Marvel Comics would give Disney sizeable control of the American comic book industry and an outright monopoly over the superhero genre, so I don't think Disney could buy them even if they wanted to.

EDIT: Warner Bros. still has the MGM animation library, but the point still stands. Why would Disney want any of it? What would they even do with it? Make more George and Junior shorts? A Red Hot Riding Hood series for Disney+?

Edited by RacattackForce on Aug 26th 2022 at 11:43:22 AM

MisterZygarde64 Crazy Crossover Creator - A Man with Many Hypoth from New Mobotropolis, Mushroom Kingdom Since: Dec, 2015 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
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#6657: Aug 26th 2022 at 8:46:46 PM

TBH I’d rather have Apple, Microsoft, or even Nintendo buy WB. Even if for the latter they wouldn’t have much reason to buy

Edited by MisterZygarde64 on Aug 26th 2022 at 5:47:20 AM

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SpongeGuy11 Since: Jun, 2018
#6658: Aug 26th 2022 at 8:51:08 PM

[up][up]Tom and Jerry is in there too for MGM and Hanna Barbara.

Say, could Universal end up acquiring WB if not Disney given they have lots of stuff too like Dream Works Animation and all its IP stuff like Filmation and Rankin Bass and Felix the Cat.

RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6659: Aug 26th 2022 at 8:59:55 PM

...Maybe? NBCUniversal plus Warner Bros. would be the third and fourth biggest entertainment companies in the United States joining forces, which would mean they'd have to get antitrust approval for such a move. They'd benefit greatly if they could make a case for it. I think NBCUniversal would be able to afford it as well (WB's debt aside).

Edited by RacattackForce on Aug 26th 2022 at 12:09:12 PM

ElSquibbonator Since: Oct, 2014
#6660: Aug 26th 2022 at 9:41:05 PM

NBCUniversal is owned by Comcast, the only media corporation bigger than Disney. They can pretty much get away with anything.

But I do think we're getting very much off track here.

Edited by ElSquibbonator on Aug 26th 2022 at 12:41:17 PM

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#6661: Aug 26th 2022 at 9:55:52 PM

We are. Please rerail back to Cartoon Network.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#6662: Aug 27th 2022 at 3:58:47 AM

I'm reminded how it's almost Over The Garden Wall rewatch time

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TonyG (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#6663: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:37:05 AM

So anyone caught what I'm assuming is the Series Finale of Victor and Valentino last night?

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#6664: Aug 27th 2022 at 5:41:55 AM

they had like a year long hiatus!? dude ow

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Aldo930 Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon from Quahog, R.I. Since: Aug, 2013
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#6665: Aug 29th 2022 at 5:13:00 AM

Interesting news. Two never-aired episodes of Toonheads have just been found. They are:

  • The Twelve Missing Hares, with clips of the twelve Bugs Bunny cartoons that CN wouldn't air in the 2001 June Bugs marathon - which was supposed to feature every Bugs cartoon ever made.
  • The Best of the Worst Cartoons Ever, showcasing some of the real crap in the H-B and Ruby-Spears library. The "winner" of this competition is 1980's "Disco Droopy."

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#6666: Aug 29th 2022 at 9:50:31 AM

LOL, the Jabberjaw slander.

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#6667: Aug 29th 2022 at 3:45:15 PM

This is the same character who’s catchphrase is that he gets no respect so it fits.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
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#6668: Aug 29th 2022 at 3:45:56 PM

well he's a shark and he belongs in the sea!

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sudrictoon Any pronouns from Sodor/Crystal Tokyo Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#6669: Aug 31st 2022 at 4:13:01 AM

Infinity Train and OK KO soundtracks have been added back to music streaming sites.

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RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
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#6671: Aug 31st 2022 at 5:22:11 AM

Huh. Maybe what they told the Infinity Train creator about this not being a tax writeoff was actually true.

Still, why'd they delete the shows' entire social media presence?

Edited by lbssb on Aug 31st 2022 at 5:23:55 AM

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tgsr Since: Jun, 2021
#6672: Aug 31st 2022 at 6:42:20 AM

They might be planning to sell off the IP, as the theory goes.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from The Wiggle Room (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#6673: Aug 31st 2022 at 6:47:18 AM

At this moment in time it's extremely unlikely,selling off their intellectual property to cover their outstanding debts in bankruptcy case is the worst case scenario

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#6674: Aug 31st 2022 at 7:32:45 AM

There's a non-zero chance they might want to sell the streaming rights, but even Zaslav will never get rid of an IP.

KouTheMad The Grey Sith from Korriban Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
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#6675: Aug 31st 2022 at 11:02:02 PM

[up][up]While I doubt this is the case, it's quite possible they actually ARE that desperate right now.

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