Netflix has signaled it will keep HBO Max as its own service. Until the acquisition is completed — which could take more than a year, consumers will continue to pay one subscription fee to Netflix and (variety.com)

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[-] cloudless@piefed.social 41 points 2 months ago

When it is completed, consumers will pay one subscription fee to Netflix that is more expensive than Netflix and HBO Max combined.

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

Just cancel arrr 🏴‍☠️

[-] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 10 points 2 months ago

This is true? Apologies, but I’m sick with influenza and a chest infection at the moment, so my cognitive function is masked by medications lol.

[-] zz31da@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago

I thinks it’s probably plausible conjecture at this point

[-] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 11 points 2 months ago

Sad that it’s gotten to this point.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago

Nah they've got too much competition in Apple TV, Amazon, Hulu and Disney+ OP's being a doomer.

[-] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 11 points 2 months ago

I hope so. I’m getting too old for this, haha.

[-] dil@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Theyll more likely add hbo as an addon, have it free for the first month, youll see a popup saying to opt in, most ppl will see free and do it, either forgetting to cancel the addon or not knowing they have to

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Antitrust? That's woke! Let Enshittification commence.

Thankfully the streaming wars gave us a nice back catalog of material, and of course everything from before that and everything from elsewhere on the globe. Don't hit & run, remember to seed.

And if all that isn't enough, there's still books.

[-] QueenFern@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 months ago

The enshittification begins (continues?)

[-] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 8 points 2 months ago

I think begins.

This signals the “streaming wars” are beginning to wrap up. Soon everybody will buy each other out and we’re either going to be served Disney slop or Netflix Slop.

[-] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Don't forget DropOut and Nebula and Tubi. And a bunch of Anime ones, I think?

[-] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 points 2 months ago

Tubi is Fox…But I’m talking about major players tho. There’s lots of others like the BBC group of channels etc

[-] yessikg@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

Pluto and Roku are pretty big too

[-] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 7 points 2 months ago

I guess this the beginning of the end of the streaming wars. It was fun while it lasted.

Soon all the cutting edge series’ will be replaced by the low effort high “engagement” slop that Netflix produces.

[-] Skavau@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago

Well you say that but HBO haven't exactly been firing on all cylinders lately on their own back.

[-] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well, yeah…they couldn’t afford to, because of all the other consolidations that came before this one: other “losses” in the streaming wars have been Fox, MGM, Discovery, etc

…but I think that losing HBO, who did at one time really push the others to up their game to compete with Game of Thrones etc, really bookmarks a place in time where the quality is going to drop off a cliff. Netflix hasn’t made an interesting series since early when Stranger Things/Narcos/Ozark were fighting in the streaming wars. They’re going to be even more motivated to produce easy clickbait slop going forward because it’s pretty much just Amazon as competition now - since Disney and Paramount mostly put out “niche” stuff.

Like…what the hell is that new Game of Thrones comedy thing they teased right before this happened? That has to have been produced to be Netflix-friendly.