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velsor t1_iy4xqct wrote
Reply to comment by Rumbleinthejungle8 in Bob Iger Tells Disney Town Hall Hiring Freeze Still In Effect, No New Acquisitions Planned & Not Merging With Apple by Neo2199
It wouldn't have made sense a few years ago either. Buying Disney is the exact opposite of the content strategy Apple has been pursuing since 2017.
Buying the old TimeWarner (mainly to get HBO) would have made more sense for Apple, but even that is far too big an acquisition for Apple to have been interested.
velsor t1_j0dp45l wrote
Reply to comment by sgtshootsalot in Inside Warner Bros. Discovery’s Latest Cost-Cutting Spree at HBO Max by johnppd
Despite what this sub thinks, it's not as simple as Zaslov = evil. Media companies are cutting back across the board because they've been overspending for years to speed-run a back catalogue, but now interest rates are rising and the expected streaming profits never materialised, so cutting back is the only viable option.