Just one day after Netflix secured the streaming rights to Seinfeld in a deal reportedly worth more than $500 million, WarnerMedia’s HBO Max has gone one step further, acquiring the rights to The Big Bang Theory in a deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion.
The deal gives WarnerMedia’s HBO Max the exclusive domestic streaming rights for five years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. That means another streaming service could carry the show in global markets. The deal also extends the syndication deal between Warner Bros. Television and TBS through 2028.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday September 18 2019, @11:35AM (2 children)
FTFY
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by VLM on Wednesday September 18 2019, @12:05PM (1 child)
Admittedly, some stuff out there is getting pretty propagandistic and I could see going "PBS" and simply accepting PAC contributions while ignoring audience input could be the future...
Like in the paper publishing industry, theres a fine line between an advertising funded magazine full of complementary copy, and a mere catalog containing some editorial content. Like the ole playboy lingerie issue vs the ole victorias secret catalog...
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday September 18 2019, @06:17PM
I was more suggesting folks would either say "fuck copyright" or "fuck watching it at all".
My rights don't end where your fear begins.