▲ 127 ▼ Sony’s Tom Rothman Tells Theaters To Enforce Longer Windows, Scrap Ads, Offer Cheaper Tickets For Long Term Health Of Industry – CinemaCon (deadline.com) submitted 4 months ago by TheImpressiveX@piefed.social [M] to c/movies@piefed.social 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world 62 points 4 months ago (7 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 months ago* Any other actions are attempts to distract from these two problems. permalink fedilink source parent [–] detren@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (2 children) It’s already prohibited for them to own the movie theaters! And for good reason! It’s just that the US politicians have been too busy enacting fascism to update the law for streaming and TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Interesting - I did not know that! But that does confuse me a bit since Sony Pictures acquired the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain back in 2024 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] detren@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah turns out they removed that rule in 2020 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent [–] wjrii@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (2 children) Also make it 2005 again so people can't get a 50" widescreen TV for two hundred bucks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Do people still call them widescreens? Aren't basically all tvs these days widescreen? Do they still make ones that are square shaped? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago Probably? Maybe? Just thought it was worth rolling out the adjective since it was comparing to the before-times. :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 15 points 4 months ago* Any other actions are attempts to distract from these two problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] detren@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (2 children) It’s already prohibited for them to own the movie theaters! And for good reason! It’s just that the US politicians have been too busy enacting fascism to update the law for streaming and TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Interesting - I did not know that! But that does confuse me a bit since Sony Pictures acquired the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain back in 2024 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] detren@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah turns out they removed that rule in 2020 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Interesting - I did not know that! But that does confuse me a bit since Sony Pictures acquired the Alamo Drafthouse theater chain back in 2024 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] detren@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah turns out they removed that rule in 2020 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] detren@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah turns out they removed that rule in 2020 🙃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (2 children) Also make it 2005 again so people can't get a 50" widescreen TV for two hundred bucks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Do people still call them widescreens? Aren't basically all tvs these days widescreen? Do they still make ones that are square shaped? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago Probably? Maybe? Just thought it was worth rolling out the adjective since it was comparing to the before-times. :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Do people still call them widescreens? Aren't basically all tvs these days widescreen? Do they still make ones that are square shaped? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago Probably? Maybe? Just thought it was worth rolling out the adjective since it was comparing to the before-times. :-) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago Probably? Maybe? Just thought it was worth rolling out the adjective since it was comparing to the before-times. :-) permalink fedilink source parent