Ozymandias Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 It's HBO Murdoch wants, they value it at 20 billion+. Rupert Murdoch owning HBO would be hilarious, imagine Bill Maher's reaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The offer was rebuffed, so it isn't happening. But reading some of the responses here to the story is pretty hilarious. Now, I kinda want Fox to buy Time Warner for the meltdowns. Even better would be Disney buying Time Warner. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The offer was rebuffed, so it isn't happening. But reading some of the responses here to the story is pretty hilarious. Now, I kinda want Fox to buy Time Warner for the meltdowns. Even better would be Disney buying Time Warner. Yep, just imagine TDKR one-liner version... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blankments Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Uh. Please no. WB is probably the best of the big six studios marketing wise and also the best when it comes to the range of movies it promotes. With a few notable exceptions, Fox is a mess. Meh, this summer Fox has been on its A-game 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 The offer was rebuffed, so it isn't happening. But reading some of the responses here to the story is pretty hilarious. Now, I kinda want Fox to buy Time Warner for the meltdowns. Even better would be Disney buying Time Warner. They could still come back. It's probably not over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) The offer was rebuffed, so it isn't happening. But reading some of the responses here to the story is pretty hilarious. Now, I kinda want Fox to buy Time Warner for the meltdowns.Even better would be Disney buying Time Warner.There's nothing great about one company having such a monopoly over the media and content business. These mergers will reduce competition and result in more expensive and inferior content. Saying you want that to happen just for the meltdowns is an idiotic thing to say frankly. Murdoch has had far too much power over the media as it is, especially in Australia where he uses his media empire to brainwash huge segments of the population to influence and win elections so that his right wing puppets will do whatever he likes. He's done an enormous amount of damage to this country. Edited July 17, 2014 by Magic 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK007 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 There's nothing great about one company having such a monopoly over the media and content business. These mergers will reduce competition and result in more expensive and inferior content. Saying you want that to happen just for the meltdowns is an idiotic thing to say frankly. Well said. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Even if you leave out the Murdoch's political influence, taking over HBO would be a disaster. In an age of generic tentpoles and mediocre movies, HBO has been the bright light, delivering intelligent creative content for adults. Their catalogue of shows, especially over the last 15 years, towers over any other channel. They are responsible for the fact that TV dramas are as good as they are now. In Murdoch's hands I fear their content will go south, just like The Wall Street Journal did, after Murdoch got his hands on it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 With these deals the companies never stay as they are in the current form. Due to regulations and synergy I would imagine many of the smaller companies would close or be combined or sold off. The worst outcome is if the company is bought and sold piece meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) There's nothing great about one company having such a monopoly over the media and content business. These mergers will reduce competition and result in more expensive and inferior content. Saying you want that to happen just for the meltdowns is an idiotic thing to say frankly.Murdoch has had far too much power over the media as it is, especially in Australia where he uses his media empire to brainwash huge segments of the population to influence and win elections so that his right wing puppets will do whatever he likes. He's done an enormous amount of damage to this country. You are right if you were talking about America, but in Australia its more like the opposition did all the work for the "evil Conservatives" to gain power... so cut the drama... Edited July 17, 2014 by Lordmandeep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) so cut the drama...Don't tell me what to say, or not say. Edited July 17, 2014 by Magic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 What a giant that would be :oAll these franchises,and HBO as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Even if you leave out the Murdoch's political influence, taking over HBO would be a disaster. In an age of generic tentpoles and mediocre movies, HBO has been the bright light, delivering intelligent creative content for adults. Their catalogue of shows, especially over the last 15 years, towers over any other channel. They are responsible for the fact that TV dramas are as good as they are now. In Murdoch's hands I fear their content will go south, just like The Wall Street Journal did, after Murdoch got his hands on it.Well,it's only your opinion.I mean,outside Game of Thrones I'm not impressed by HBO that much,I have much more fun watching Arrow or Supernatural than most of these 'adult' shows.By the way,all the sex scenes in Game of Thrones,particularly with the whores in season 1 act like a deterrent,these sex scenes are perfectly useless. Edited July 17, 2014 by Fullbuster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Well,it's only your opinion.I mean,outside Game of Thrones I'm not impressed by HBO that much,I have much more fun watching Arrow or Supernatural than most of these 'adult' shows.By the way,all the sex scenes in Game of Thrones,particularly with the whores in season 1 act like a deterrent,these sex scenes are perfectly useless. Well, HBO and CW are the best Tv programs. And I don't have much knowledge of this, but is Fox really a bigger brand/trust than Time Warner? Quote from wikipedia: It is the world's third largest broadcasting and cable company in terms of revenue (behind The Walt Disney Company and Comcast, respectively), as well as the world's largest mediaconglomerate. The current Time Warner company consists of the assets of the original company formed after Warner Communications andTime, Inc. merged, along with the assets of Turner Broadcasting that were acquired via the companies' 1996 merger. Time Warner has major operations in film, television, and publishing. Among its subsidiaries are New Line Cinema, HBO, Turner Broadcasting System, The CW Television Network, Warner Bros., Kids' WB, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, CNN,DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera, and Castle Rock Entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I love The CW,particularly these last few years,and they never cease to improve.But some people still see it like a teen network and hate it,they need time to understand these changes.For Fox and TW they have a similar size,with a turnover around $30B for each of them,and TW has CNN but Fox has Fox News. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Time Warner also owns half of the CW. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Time Warner also owns half of the CW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Disney Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) There's nothing great about one company having such a monopoly over the media and content business. These mergers will reduce competition and result in more expensive and inferior content. Saying you want that to happen just for the meltdowns is an idiotic thing to say frankly.Murdoch has had far too much power over the media as it is, especially in Australia where he uses his media empire to brainwash huge segments of the population to influence and win elections so that his right wing puppets will do whatever he likes. He's done an enormous amount of damage to this country. I find this whole post to be reactionary and ridiculous. Now, I want the merger to happen even more, so that I can have more entertaining meltdowns like this. Edited July 17, 2014 by Walt Disney 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomboom234 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I find this whole post to be reactionary and ridiculous. Now, I want the merger to happen even more, so that I can have more entertaining meltdowns like this.This would be the largest media conglomerate in the world by far your beloved disney would suffer for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I find this whole post to be reactionary and ridiculous. Now, I want the merger to happen even more, so that I can have more entertaining meltdowns like this. Speaking of, why don't these forums have a dislike button? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
