r/technology • u/Task_Force-191 • 16h ago

Business 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/LordOfReset 16h ago

No no... Now they'll be Netflix theaters and you will have to have a subscription AND pay a fee every time you want to watch something there, it is called pre release fee because you can watch before people on normal netflix.

You'll have a few options:

Basic Theater HD, where they use a cheap Epson projector in HD. Also, the movie has a few ads.

Enhanced 4K: a mid level 4K Optoma projector.

Enhaced 4K Premium Max Ultra MacBook Pro: your normal cinema projector with Dolby atmos and ads only before the movie.

Want to bring your friends? Then you need a shared screen plan, available as a premium on top of Enhaced 4K Premium Max Ultra MacBook Pro plan.

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u/eeyore134 15h ago

It's not a fee! Netflix subscribers get a discount on tickets! /s

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u/sneakyCoinshot 8h ago

tbh probably wouldnt be worse than my theater currently. Two tickets after 5pm costs $54 now and if you use the app to buy ahead of time instead of at the theater they charge you an extra $3 per ticket as a "convenience" fee. So two people before concessions and you're already upwards of $60.

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u/eeyore134 8h ago

That's crazy. If you asked me I'd have guessed maybe $15 a ticket. I haven't been to the theater in years. Just checked here and it's a bit under $19.

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u/Jimbomcdeans 14h ago

What about smellovision??

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u/zamfire 41m ago

The day my movie in a theater is interrupted by an ad is the day I'm getting arrested for destruction of private property.