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The Fate of Warner Bros, or Why Netflix May Be the Studio’s Least Bad Option
The Fate of Warner Bros, or Why Netflix May Be the Studio’s Least Bad Option
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So what would the future look like for Warner Bros. under the Ellisons? Well, let’s look at their track record.
They’ve already purchased a production studio in Paramount, as well as a storied Hollywood lot, so they don’t need another. The first thing Skydance surrogates did when they arrived at Paramount was to begin cutting operational costs at the studio. As a direct result of this effort, some 15% of the studio’s global workforce was fired in 2024 in the run up to the Skydance merger. And after the deal closed, an additional 10% has apparently been laid off.
What does that look like in actual reality?
Well… I can tell you that Paramount Home Entertainment has effectively been gutted. After a series of catalog licensing deals with boutique labels in 2024, nearly the entire home entertainment staff on the Melrose lot was laid off, and a hasty distribution deal was signed with Alliance Entertainment.
In the event it’s escaped anyone’s notice, it’s revealing that no new 4K film catalog titles have been unveiled since Spielberg’s Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can. There are lots of repackaged titles, yes, but nothing new. That’s because while Alliance can repackage existing titles, they don’t currently have the capability to author and produce new ones. So unless and until that changes, it’s unlikely that we’ll see new 4K catalog titles from Paramount directly. (Note that TV titles are different, as they’re produced separately by CBS.)