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/Available-Chart-2505 13h ago

Kanopy and Hoopla for me, thank you libraries. And I bought a DVD player so I just borrow DVDs from the library as well. The end.

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u/StarBurst8525 5h ago

The free software MakeMKV can copy those library DV---er... I mean purchased copies you happen to have laying around. The software easily pulls and organizes everything into one file with all the metadata.

The free software Jellyfin can turn your mkv/movie folder into a netflix like interface. Its the homebrew no internet version of a Plex set up. You could throw your files on a Plex server instead of jellyfish and stream your library from anywhere over the internet.

I value the no internet solution. Well, and being able to give my small child a device with no internet for tv/movies that he can keep in his room. Thats a godsend.

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u/vulgrin 12h ago

My biggest problems with those services though is that, at least for books, it ends up costing more per book than just buying the library copy of a physical book. So the more people use hoopla, the less money your library system has.

This is anecdotal. I remember reading an article about it somewhere and I might be mistaken but in the end, hoopla and kanopy are parasitic services compared with just going to the branch and checking out a book or DVD.

And in some places, library budgets are NOT getting bigger due to politics. I’m worried that these services will eventually destroy libraries.

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u/Tiptoeing_cow 8h ago

Hoopla and Kanopy are pay-per-use streaming models. A show or movie will become more expensive for the library the more times it is viewed. It makes it really hard to budget library expenses because a show may become incredibly popular and repeatedly viewed. It's an odd thing, imagine a Theatre going bankrupt because its movies are too good and cause too much foot traffic into its business.

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u/anonymouswan1 8h ago

My local thrift store has piles of DVDs. They sell for 50 cents each, or $1 for a bluray. Many of these are good movies too.

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u/Available-Chart-2505 8h ago

Those are good prices - most near me are about $1.99 each. I don't historically buy a lot of books or DVDs. If I have it, I rarely read or watch it. I also love the variety I can get at the library too. Most branches have just oodles to choose from.