If they're willing to remove so many shows from HBO Max, including some that started on Cartoon Network proper like OK KO and Mao Mao, I'm not sure how much good we can expect from them prioritizing linear TV, at least as far as animated series go. Stuff like this, and really all of their decisions since the merger for that matter, doesn't leave a lot of confidence for me at the moment.
But he Said they would STILL make linear TV a priority I think things are gonna be fine. This merger is gonna surprise everyone I'm telling you. Plus also you have to look at viewership rates. If no one is watching the shows why would they waste their time supporting these shows. Like I said it's a BUSINESS decision and people don't realize this.
Okay, now that's a very good point, and it is one of the major downsides for streaming services in general.
cable tv for life! It's gonna make a comeback I'm telling ya
Eh, I don't know to feel about that.
I realize that it's a business decision. That doesn't necessarily make it good or negate that a lot of people's work with these shows are effectively being thrown away with this decision. Even if the viewership for these shows were that low, that's still a lot of shows to remove, which isn't typical of original series for streaming services either. I can't say if the merger is going to be good or bad in the long run, but my point is that with all of their questionable decisions as of late, it doesn't bring a lot of confidence on what they'll do with linear TV regardless of what he said about it.
Hopefully linear TV for Cartoon Network won't be CN Real 2.0.
I would prefer DreamWorks. By most accounts it's a fun place to work (though the Comcast takeover has somewhat dampened that).
And this is why we prefer watching them on physical media.
No, most of contents are pulling as list in OP is going to be tax write-off, so it means they cannot air on CN either at all, so once content is tax write-off, it is unavailable to watch legally everywhere.
Keep dreaming, cable TV continue to decline further and further, so rating will tell you.
Exactly, that how I felt about this news.My god. That's awful.
I'm wonder if they include English subtitles but I'm not hold my breath, so that why I bought some CN contents on iTunes if they are available on HBO Max.
but I don't know if those contents are going to be pulled from iTunes and Amazon, and out of print for physical media, so we have to wait to see about what happen after they get pulled from HBO Max.
It is currently in limbo - I encourage all of you to buy those contents as soon as possible and it is unknown about whichever will be pulled. I know that is going to break a wallet.
It didn't help if physical media is unavailable or out of print.
Creators would have to consult with lawyers and take WB to court to resolve the issue with contract.
I can't thinking about whichever contents that Disney use as tax write-off, even after they bought and own 20th Century.
I was angry at beginning after saw first news, eventually went disappointed, so when more news came in, more disappointment for me but not angry.
I thought it was but HBO Max rarely add old CN shows, Popeyes shorts, H-B shows and Looney Tunes shorts, so those aren't added since 2020 for H-B shows, Popeyes shorts and Looney Tunes shorts, and 2021 for old CN shows. HBO Max removed some H-B shows and Popeyes shorts last several months ago in March or April 2022.
