This is just big studios trying to avoid the 1948 Paramount vs. USA situation, where they were banned from owning cinemas and thus creating market competition.

This is just big studios trying to avoid the 1948 Paramount vs. USA situation, where they were banned from owning cinemas and thus creating market competition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pic.... They're trying to not make that mistake again and being forced to actually... compete!