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14.12.2023 - 19:01 / polygon.com / David Zaslav
In the early days of the streaming wars, library content seemed to be king. Peacock holding onto the rights of extraordinarily valuable parent-company shows like The Office looked like wins that would help the streaming service soar and felt like an existential threat to Netflix. But three years after Peacock’s launch, that’s not really how things have shaken out. In 2023, Netflix is still king of the streamers, and studios licensing out their most valuable shows and movies is starting to look like a great idea again.
Warner Bros. clearly agrees. Many have questioned the studio’s decisions since it merged with Discovery and came under the leadership of new CEO David Zaslav, but the recent choice to start selling some of its biggest movies to other streaming services makes perfect sense.
In recent weeks, several of DC’s biggest superhero movies have been added to Netflix, including The Batman and Man of Steel. Tuesday, the company announced many DC movies, including The Batman and Black Adam, are coming to Fox’s free ad-supported streamer Tubi. In the medieval days of the streaming wars, this would have been seen as inviting the enemy on top of your walls and across your drawbridge. But now companies are starting to see things differently. They’re coming around to what’s always been true: Selling content is way more valuable than hoarding it.
The true winner of the streaming wars wasn’t Netflix, or Warner Bros., or Apple, or even Disney. That would be Sony, the one company that never came close to launching its own streaming platform. Instead, Sony kept licensing IP like the The Last of Us and releasing titles like Uncharted and No Hard Feelings, all the while selling them at a premium to streaming services desperate for content. On top of that added income, Sony hasn’t had to struggle through paying the massive expenses that come with running a streaming platform.
Now Warner Bros. is getting in on the same game. The value of having a streaming service where its big movies like Barbie or The Batman can land a few months after they hit theaters is undeniable. People who loved those movies in theaters — or didn’t get a chance to see them — are sure to tune in for their first run on streaming, and might even subscribe for the pleasure if they haven’t already. The more questionable value is why it matters that you’re the exclusive home of those movies two or three years after their release.
At this moment, you can watch The Batman on Max, or you can watch it on Netflix. Only one of those services had it plastered on its front page as a new release. In other words, this is a two-birds-one-stone situation for Warner Bros.: Netflix pays the company for content that still gets to live on Max, and Netflix
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, which will take place from January 9, will be the first big technology showcase of the year. Organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), CES 2024 will bring together the world's biggest companies to showcase their technological innovations and gadgets. Speculations run high on the groundbreaking innovations and product releases that will unfold across various tech domains. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been the buzzword of 2023, and it is expected to take center stage at CES 2024. If you're a tech enthusiast, then know when and where to watch CES 2024 live streaming to catch all the groundbreaking tech innovations as they happen.
In an interview with a Japanese educational television program and originally reported in English by Japanese creator Genki , Naoki Yoshida explained that he believes cloud gaming could end “console wars” and make games accessible to all players. He hopes that players don’t need to worry about having specific pieces of gaming hardware like consoles in order to play what they’d like.
If you’re looking for information on where to watch and stream, you’ve come to the right place. Season 2 delves into the multiverse under the guidance of The Watcher, presenting MCU characters in distinctive situations. In the episode titled What If… Captain Carter Battled the Hydra Stomper?, the rediscovery of the long-lost Hydra Stomper leads Captain Carter on a mission to rescue her former love, Steve Rogers, which ultimately results in a clash with fresh adversaries.
As revealed by the recent Insomniac leaks, one thing Sony is quite concerned about going forward is the viability and competitiveness of their PlayStation Plus service, which they believe could be one of the things most affected by Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. So, how does Sony plan to fortify PS Plus against Microsoft and the growing threat from Game Pass? Thus far, Sony has resisted the Game Pass approach of putting first-party titles on PS Plus on Day 1, and it seems that’s not going to change. That said, according to new documents unearthed from the Insomniac leak, they do have some other plans.
Gareth Edwards’ latest movie The Creator has set its streaming release date.
Insomniac’s ransomware leak has revealed details on the developer’s roadmap for future releases extending to more than a decade more now, and alongside new Spider-Man games and a new Ratchet and Clank instalment, the leak has also revealed that the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine will act as the first game in a larger X-Men series.
If you’re curious about where to watch and stream Rick and Morty Season 7 Episode 10 online, you’ve come to the right spot. This show revolves around the intriguing return of a morally questionable scientist to his daughter’s home after a two-decade absence. He establishes a laboratory in the garage and goes on thrilling intergalactic escapades with his grandson.
is a British sci-fi thriller that follows a scientist named Mackenzie Wilson who uses an AI system to retrieve a crashed aircraft on Mars. It was directed by Hasraf Dulull, written by Dulull and Gary Hall, and released in 2018.
The fierce battle for streaming rights rages on, and it looks like Disney+ has conquered when it comes to acquiring exclusivity on Hideo Kojima’s hotly anticipated documentary. Announced a little while ago – and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this summer – Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds is scheduled to release globally Spring 2024.
Marvel’s Blade, the next project from Arkane Lyon, is likely going to be an Xbox-exclusive title, despite exclusivity not having been discussed during its reveal.
Disney says it doesn't feel making the upcoming Indiana Jones game an Xbox exclusive is "over exclusionary" as it'll still reach a lot of players.