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HBO Pays Over $1 Billion for "The Big Bang Theory" Streaming Rights

posted by martyb on Wednesday September 18 2019, @10:06AM   Printer-friendly
from the obviously,-Sheldon-Cooper-was-the-better-negotiator dept.

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https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/17/20870140/big-bang-theory-hbo-max-streaming-exclusive-worth-billion-seinfeld-netflix-friends-the-office

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday September 18 2019, @02:13PM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Wednesday September 18 2019, @02:13PM (#895646) Homepage
    The problem is that the large media companies control more than just what TV shows they offer: https://www.geke.us/MediaVenn.html https://www.geke.us/DisneyVenn.html . If they get people to think "nothing bad must happen to [this company], or I'll lose my [favourite TV show]", then that gives them popular support and more weight when they are arm-twisting the government. We're the good guys, right, we provide you with your circuses (while Perdue pharma provide you with your bread substitute pills, presumably, they're just as embedded).
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