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on Wednesday September 18 2019, @10:06AM
from the obviously,-Sheldon-Cooper-was-the-better-negotiator dept.
from the obviously,-Sheldon-Cooper-was-the-better-negotiator dept.
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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HBO Pays Over $1 Billion for "The Big Bang Theory" Streaming Rights
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If the thunder don't get you, then the lightning will.
(Score: 2) by Mykl on Wednesday September 18 2019, @09:25PM
No.
I just cancelled a streaming service last month (the kids and I are going through the Marvel movies, and they're all being pulled from that streamer in advance of Disney+). I went into "My Account", clicked "Cancel", clicked "Yes, I'm sure" and I was done.
I guess this is the upside of the gutting of call centres. But I also think that the streamers realise that people are going to have to come and go as more services arrive. If you can make it easy to unsubscribe, you're more likely to have someone come back later than if you made their lives hell by clinging on to them.