Current Events > HBO Max expected to layoff 70% of its employees

Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
CruelBuffalo
08/03/22 6:04:57 PM
#101:


... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/03/22 6:06:33 PM
#102:


CADE_FOSTER posted...
They were sold already

https://collider.com/the-cw-purchased-nexstar-media-group/

Wow I completely missed this. A taste of what's to come I think.

WB Games is definitely being shopped around but it has been long enough where I'm wondering if anyone is actually interested. I would certainly be worried if I worked there.

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten
08/03/22 6:21:11 PM
#103:


CW is pretty much dead at this point. Their new owners are Trumpers so even if the name persists as CW it won't be the same CW. Went from a progressive network to a conservative network. What a twist
... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon
08/03/22 6:23:33 PM
#104:


CruelBuffalo posted...
They all become pawns of conservative Sinclair Media

That sounds extremely dangerous to our democracy.

---
Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile)
12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Halo478
08/03/22 6:26:12 PM
#105:


Umbreon posted...
That sounds extremely dangerous to our democracy.
pretty sure our democracy is close to dead anyway

---
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOhpQDDME4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF0jiKodDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqZha8_PDk
... Copied to Clipboard!
Umbreon
08/03/22 6:27:31 PM
#106:


Halo478 posted...
pretty sure our democracy is close to dead anyway

Oh it's on life support at this point.

---
Black Lives Matter. ~DYL~ (On mobile)
12-18-19 and 01-13-21: Times Donald Trump has officially been impeached.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09
08/03/22 6:29:50 PM
#107:


Jiek_Fafn posted...
Had to look up some numbers for reference:

Netflix 220 million
Disney+ 87 million
HBOmax 76 million
Paramount+ 62 million
Hulu 43 million
Apple TV 25 million
Discovery+ 24 million
Peacock 3 million lol

Paramount actually does much better than I thought, but HBOmax is killing it too. They're neck and neck with goddamn Disney.



This gutting of HBO max is going to kill their numbers. I see people going to Paramount+ and/or Disney+ I still think Disney will fold Hulu into Disney+ at some point because thats what they do overseas. They already added parental controls in their app and started adding rated R stuff.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus
08/03/22 6:47:52 PM
#108:


Paramount+ sounded like a joke at first but it's actually a really solid service. Especially if you like Star Trek or Comedy Central.

---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/03/22 6:47:55 PM
#109:


Cuticrusader09 posted...
This gutting of HBO max is going to kill their numbers. I see people going to Paramount+ and/or Disney+ I still think Disney will fold Hulu into Disney+ at some point because thats what they do overseas. They already added parental controls in their app and started adding rated R stuff.

I don't think they care. HBO Max was likely supposed to be a loss leader for the next few years. Discovery doesn't want to have a business model like that. Which is why everything is so aggressive and sudden.

They'd rather have their shitty reality show subscription where shows are made for peanuts and get a profit on their 20 million subscribers than sinking millions into high budget shows to gain 100 million more subscribers to make profit in the long term.

Paramount+, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Peacock and Disney+ will all be loving this news.

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
Takuya_Lee
08/03/22 6:58:15 PM
#110:


Tyranthraxus posted...
Paramount+ sounded like a joke at first but it's actually a really solid service. Especially if you like Star Trek or Comedy Central.

Honestly I'm thinking of giving them a shot, at least to have a look at their library. How much is a month with them?

---
Narutaki was right. This is all Decade's fault.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Bat178
08/03/22 7:01:34 PM
#111:


DarthAragorn posted...
Harley Quinn, Peacemaker, and Sex Lives of College Girls are all gonna get canceled and I'm gonna be so mad
Tiny Toons Looniversity might be on the chopping block, too, despite being shown at San Diego Comic-Con.

---
This is like putting a t-Rex against a chicken. - Callinater
... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus
08/03/22 7:13:29 PM
#112:


Takuya_Lee posted...
Honestly I'm thinking of giving them a shot, at least to have a look at their library. How much is a month with them?

Don't know because I leech off my mom who got a discount because she's an ex-teacher.

---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09
08/03/22 7:14:38 PM
#113:


Takuya_Lee posted...


Honestly I'm thinking of giving them a shot, at least to have a look at their library. How much is a month with them?

Do a google search for a free month code, they pretty much release a new code every month.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Halo478
08/03/22 7:15:24 PM
#114:


Takuya_Lee posted...
Honestly I'm thinking of giving them a shot, at least to have a look at their library. How much is a month with them?
Paramount+ costs just $4.99 per month for a basic plan, or $9.99 for an ad-free subscription. This puts it on par with services like Discovery+, which costs $5.99 per month, and NBC's Peacock, which has a limited free tier but costs $9.99 for a premium plan.

---
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOhpQDDME4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF0jiKodDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqZha8_PDk
... Copied to Clipboard!
Monolith1676
08/03/22 7:18:47 PM
#115:


Dang, lots of people getting laid off recently. Hopefully they all bounce back and get jobs at better companies.

---
Gears of War 1 Assassination Legend
... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson
08/03/22 7:21:18 PM
#116:


Smashingpmkns posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/6/3/AAPstsAADhk7.jpg

God damnit I didn't know they canceled Made for Love. These fucking monsters
Geez, the new CEO must have brainworms or something.

---
"To Republicans, life begins at conception and ends in elementary school." - GranolaPanic
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/03/22 7:24:13 PM
#117:


https://twitter.com/strohltopia/status/1554636402830331906

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/3/5/AACT2jAADhnn.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/3/6/AACT2jAADhno.jpg

The dude doesn't give a shit about burning bridges with Clint Eastwood...

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER
08/03/22 7:24:29 PM
#118:


HBO Max had picked up Warrior season 3 from Cinemax im guessing thats gonna get cancelled soon
... Copied to Clipboard!
EyeWontBeFooled
08/03/22 7:24:56 PM
#119:


Discovery: We have no idea what we're doing!

DCEU in flames and on life support

---
You really think this is a sig you're reading?
... Copied to Clipboard!
Takuya_Lee
08/03/22 7:25:59 PM
#120:


Halo478 posted...
Paramount+ costs just $4.99 per month for a basic plan, or $9.99 for an ad-free subscription. This puts it on par with services like Discovery+, which costs $5.99 per month, and NBC's Peacock, which has a limited free tier but costs $9.99 for a premium plan.

Oh that's not bad at all. Thanks for the info.

---
Narutaki was right. This is all Decade's fault.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns
08/03/22 7:29:50 PM
#121:


I've been mooching Paramount+ for a few months now and I can't say I think it's a good service. The Comedy Central stuff is nice and all but not only is most of that stuff on other services (ad free on HBO Max for some) they don't have a lot of the CC stuff that I want to watch. Their original content doesn't hold a candle to HBO Max either.

Also the interface is probably tied with Prime at being the worst.

---
http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Cuticrusader09
08/03/22 7:31:53 PM
#122:


Takuya_Lee posted...


Oh that's not bad at all. Thanks for the info.

Check out Evil on Paramount+. 1st season is tamer since it was on CBS, but it got moved to Paramount+ season 2.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/03/22 7:37:02 PM
#123:


Yellowjackets on Paramount+ is great. I got like a year of Paramount+ for like $5 due to a pricing error on iOS lol

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
HornyLevel
08/03/22 7:46:04 PM
#124:


People were saying this before the merger about 2 years ago. Discovery's reality based stuff is basically a completely different model from other programming today.

Reality TV is cheap, so someone who has been managing that, and pretty successfully, is gonna want to trim the fat as much as possible. It's not like AT&T had a good time with Warner. He's gonna try his own strategy now.

Which is probably gonna fail long term because HBO Max was doing great and Discovery isn't gonna become bigger than that.

---
Nani?!?
... Copied to Clipboard!
TheGoldenEel
08/03/22 7:46:20 PM
#125:


Punished_Blinx posted...
Yellowjackets on Paramount+ is great. I got like a year of Paramount+ for like $5 due to a pricing error on iOS lol
thats showtime

---
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Games: http://backloggery.com/wrldindstries302 \\ Music: http://www.last.fm/user/DrMorberg/
... Copied to Clipboard!
Halo478
08/03/22 7:49:26 PM
#126:


Punished_Blinx posted...
https://twitter.com/strohltopia/status/1554636402830331906

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/3/5/AACT2jAADhnn.jpg
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/3/6/AACT2jAADhno.jpg

The dude doesn't give a shit about burning bridges with Clint Eastwood...
yeah he is a notorious cheapass

---
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOhpQDDME4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF0jiKodDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqZha8_PDk
... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud
08/03/22 7:53:50 PM
#127:


Halo478 posted...
yeah he is a well-known fiscally-minded CEO

FTFY.

---
"Palpy didn't get laid, the only people he seduced were Maul, Dooku and Anakin." -- WingZero0782, in response to an impromptu Star Wars lore discussion
... Copied to Clipboard!
Halo478
08/03/22 7:55:39 PM
#128:


Agent_Stroud posted...
I am a clown


---
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOhpQDDME4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF0jiKodDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqZha8_PDk
... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud
08/03/22 7:58:29 PM
#129:


No Im not! Im more of a court jester than anything else!

---
"Palpy didn't get laid, the only people he seduced were Maul, Dooku and Anakin." -- WingZero0782, in response to an impromptu Star Wars lore discussion
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/03/22 7:59:16 PM
#130:


TheGoldenEel posted...
thats showtime

Oh it's on Paramount+ here in Australia. Didn't realise there was unique stuff here.

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
Paragon21XX
08/03/22 8:09:07 PM
#131:


Fuck you, Zaslav!

---
Politicians are the weeds of the galaxy.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Halo478
08/03/22 8:09:43 PM
#132:


Paragon21XX posted...
Fuck you, Zaslav!


---
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOhpQDDME4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF0jiKodDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqZha8_PDk
... Copied to Clipboard!
Wabuu
08/03/22 8:17:19 PM
#133:


Smashingpmkns posted...

Doesn't seem like that's the issue. HBO Max userbase was growing unlike Netflix.

That doesn't matter to companies like Bain Capital (that Mitt Romney reference that dude was making).

A company can be extremely profitable but being bought by an asset vulture and then liquidating that company and selling it off makes more short-term cash than playing the long game does. It's not about the future, it's about the current term profit.

The reason Disney gets away with what they do is that they truly are a global company (while HBO and especially Warner Bros aren't, and that's not negotiable). They don't just make movies or TV shows. They make products that bank, they have amusement parks that bank, they have/had (depending on the winds) a very large sweetheart deal with Florida and California. They have a brand.

What sucks is that all of these streaming companies are eating shit and what sucks is that I'm worried the move is gonna go back to cable packages that fuck you in the ass. I like just paying for what I want, and just paying for an internet package. I don't need sports and kids channels, or movie channels that I have no control over the programming for (ie I wanna watch a random movie from the 80's or 90's, not another showing of a Fast and Furious film).
... Copied to Clipboard!
__aCEr__
08/03/22 8:17:46 PM
#134:


I like Paramount+ because of all the old school Nickelodeon stuff on there.

---
See you next Wednesday.
... Copied to Clipboard!
PepsiWithCoke
08/03/22 8:39:36 PM
#135:


I'm having flashbacks to the AOL/Time Warner merger.

I fear for AEW's future.

---
https://i.imgur.com/fEKRafh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/hgwNfD8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cgQKJhR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0CU0ivF.gifv
... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER
08/03/22 9:22:23 PM
#136:


Smh
... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud
08/03/22 9:29:48 PM
#137:


Paragon21XX posted...
Fuck you, Zaslav!

Zaslavs likely response:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/4/0/AAR6WtAADfeM.jpg

---
"Palpy didn't get laid, the only people he seduced were Maul, Dooku and Anakin." -- WingZero0782, in response to an impromptu Star Wars lore discussion
... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns
08/03/22 9:43:07 PM
#138:


A lot of people online think the cancelation of the DC projects mean a return to the "Snyder Verse" but:

https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1554987673126948864

Lol


---
http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
tripleh213
08/03/22 9:52:23 PM
#139:


This really sucks

---
Bucks World Champions 2021
PS4 looks great
... Copied to Clipboard!
Punished_Blinx
08/03/22 10:37:52 PM
#140:


Smashingpmkns posted...
A lot of people online think the cancelation of the DC projects mean a return to the "Snyder Verse" but:

https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1554987673126948864

Lol

They do get the only reason the Snydercut even existed at all was because of HBO Max right?

---
A Fallen Mascot
... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo
08/03/22 10:42:39 PM
#141:


Do I need to watch the 20 hour Justice League movie before it gets removed from HBO Max?
... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus
08/03/22 10:53:15 PM
#142:


CruelBuffalo posted...
Do I need to watch the 20 hour Justice League movie before it gets removed from HBO Max?

It's only 4 hours and yes.

---
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
CM_Ponch
08/03/22 10:55:49 PM
#143:


I just want Doom Patrol to be safe

---
SW-8316-3213-4720
... Copied to Clipboard!
pegusus123456
08/03/22 10:56:37 PM
#144:


CM_Ponch posted...
I just want Doom Patrol to be safe
Fuck, I forgot about Doom Patrol. It's too weird, it's getting the axe for sure.

---
http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif http://i.imgur.com/Er6TT.gif
So? I deeded to some gay porn. It doesn't mean anything. - Patty_Fleur
... Copied to Clipboard!
Valjackal
08/04/22 12:34:44 AM
#145:


pegusus123456 posted...
Fuck, I forgot about Doom Patrol. It's too weird, it's getting the axe for sure.

If so, that's Brendan Fraser getting fucked out of two projects. Dude can't catch a break.

---
Remember...remember us. Remember...that we once lived...
The artist (formerly?) known as Citrik
... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe
08/04/22 12:54:09 AM
#146:


Solar_Crimson posted...
Geez, the new CEO must have brainworms or something.
He knows exactly what he is doing.
He earns his company lots of money in a short time, the tax write off gives a bigger profit, it looks good on paper and he will get hundreds of millions in bonus.

---
GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC
... Copied to Clipboard!
Cocytus
08/04/22 12:57:20 AM
#147:


Pfft, HBO'S been around since the 80s. They'll make it work.
... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten
08/04/22 12:58:32 AM
#148:


Cocytus posted...
Pfft, HBO'S been around since the 80s. They'll make it work.

they now have new owners though. I think the same people ran them since the 80s....til now
... Copied to Clipboard!
Alucard188
08/04/22 12:59:10 AM
#149:


The fragmenting of streaming services is producing an exceptional amount of burnout. I don't feel compelled to watch any of this shit, and you can't make me spend $12 a month just to watch your shit. I get my content on YouTube.

---
Face it Cloud is a gaming icon and has appered in lots of games while mario has only appeared in 2 games sunshine and 64~xSlashbomBx
... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns
08/04/22 1:33:04 AM
#150:


Alucard188 posted...
I get my content on YouTube.
There's quite a huge difference in terms of quality from YouTube to HBO. Unless we're talking illegally uploaded content lol

Also I hate that I just called movies and TV "content'

---
http://i.imgur.com/x04tPRZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/t7T392I.jpg
... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List
Page List: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5