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> Any consolidation like this seems like a negative for consumers.

WBD was on an increasingly unprofitable path, and we know where that road leads.

>>andsoi+(OP)
The exact same road that generally leads to the same sort of problematic consolidation?

At best, WBD could have gone bankrupt and a court order could require it to be sold as parts with no one studio getting a significant chunk, scattering WBD's IP moat across many competitors.

But most likely it just means someone like Netflix would have the chance to make a smaller offer for the same kind of deal on a WBD with a worse negotiating position. Same consequences, different day.

>>WorldM+Lb
> The exact same road that generally leads to the same sort of problematic consolidation?

But more drawn out. This way, creatives, consumers will get a reinvigorated outlet, rather than seeing it spiraling downward.