3 ms·
> A merger of Netflix and HBO is such a face-smackingly obvious win/win I can't imagine why it hasn't happened already. Because HBO isn't independently held; i
by sysbell 9y ago
> A merger of Netflix and HBO is such a face-smackingly obvious win/win I can't imagine why it hasn't happened already.
Because HBO isn't independently held; its owned by Time Warner.
- bonesss 9y agoConglomerates don't do M&A anymore? And just keep pulling on that sweater thread: combining the subscriber platform of Netflix, the content & cable capabilities of HBO and their boxing connections, along with sweetheart win/win deals for streaming as much of Time Warners catalog as makes sense... That's exactly the kind of slightly-adult-oriented position I'd want to go head-to-head with Disney/ABC/Pixar/Lucasarts/ESPN in the forthcoming streaming war. Plus bigger budgets, which is a factor since Netflix is a verifiable money printing machine.