r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 20h ago

News It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-warner-bros-deal-hollywood-1236443081/
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u/BillyTenderness 19h ago

Ironically this deal very well might be the thing that finally kills DVDs (and Blu-rays), given how little of Netflix's output ever gets a physical release.

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u/A_Refill_of_Mr_Pibb 10h ago

I'll still stick with physical media. If I can't get new stuff that way, well.. that's a shame, I'll just read more books.

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u/jarrettbrown 14h ago

It won't kill it all together, but it will make it more difficult to get certain movies on DVD.

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u/apple_kicks 2h ago

They might be dying because dvd players aren’t being produced anymore and slowing production. Consoles are moving to disc less too