Some insight on why NBC walked away from the NHL

DaBadGuy7

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NBC may not be out after all

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/20/com...ider-partnership-to-bolster-streaming-tv.html

While there may be no rush to merge, both companies will ultimately need more scale to compete against larger players. They could partner or merge, or they could attempt to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery when/if that deal closes in the middle of 2022. A merger with Warner Bros. Discovery may be a cleaner fit for both ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal.

Comcast was trying to acquire Warner media before they merged in the spinoff with Discovery. May be a chance for them to obtain that new merged company, which could allow NBC back in the mix as they'd own the rights via the possible merger

Won’t happen, if CBS or NBC become separate entities sold off maybe I could see that merger happening. But not as a massive media conglomerate with the way media is changing to be a streaming war.
 
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oknazevad

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There's no way any such merger would possibly be allowed by a reasonable antitrust regulatory regime. Heck, the Disney-Fox deal shouldn't have been allowed, except one of the principals in that was in cahoots with the old administration. That's not the case anymore. All of the talk is just the usual Wall Street chatter that always thinks mergers are the answer and show how Wall Street is inherently geared toward monopolistic behavior.
Also, I don't think Amazon really cares about the pre-1986 MGM library at this point. The real value of a film library is less in the ability to tap it for streaming services (though that is not insignificant), it's the sequel and remake rights that come with them. But there's not a whole lot of stuff in the old MGM library that has much potential in that. Maybe about three properties. And book of The Wizard of Oz is in the public domain, so anyone can exploit that, reducing it even further. Probably the biggest thing in that regard is Tom & Jerry, and that's not a franchise they Warner Bros. will give up as they still use it regularly. Plus having the cat and mouse in the same portfolio as the rest of the creations of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera seems appropriate.
 

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