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Re:Regal and Cineworld reportedly closing all theaters in US... by mcintyre1994 on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:29AM (#24679730)
I think it'd depend how convincing you were on exclusives. While the biggest movies aren't being made by streaming companies I think there'll always be a market for being able to see the biggest movies earliest. Keeping everything in today's timeline, Disney+ would probably be the biggest reason to think you wouldn't succeed - because now a bunch of the biggest movies are being made by a streaming company.
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Re:Regal and Cineworld reportedly closing all theaters in US... by dragonwriter on Sunday October 04, 2020 @03:46PM (#24681743)
> While the biggest movies aren't being made by streaming companies

What major movie studio isn't connected to a streaming company? Sony owns or co-owns several. Universal has common ownership with Peacock. Disney obviously has Disney+, also Hulu. Warner is part of AT&T, so is tied to HBO Max by ownership. Paramount is tied to CBS All Access (soon to be rebranded as Paramount+). 20th Century is now a Disney brand. Lionsgate has Starz streaming. etc., etc., etc.

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