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Re:Netflix is getting huge, but can it get great? by sysbell on Thursday February 15, 2018 @04:02PM (#16387597)
> A merger of Netflix and HBO is such a face-smackingly obvious win/win I can't imagine why it hasn't happened already.

Because HBO isn't independently held; its owned by Time Warner.

Re:Netflix is getting huge, but can it get great? by bonesss on Friday February 16, 2018 @02:47AM (#16390663)
Conglomerates don't do M&A anymore?

And just keep pulling on that sweater thread: combining the subscriber platform of Netflix, the content & cable capabilities of HBO and their boxing connections, along with sweetheart win/win deals for streaming as much of Time Warners catalog as makes sense... That's exactly the kind of slightly-adult-oriented position I'd want to go head-to-head with Disney/ABC/Pixar/Lucasarts/ESPN in the forthcoming streaming war. Plus bigger budgets, which is a factor since Netflix is a verifiable money printing machine.