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Re:The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M by samsin on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:29PM (#29886553)
I'm not sure the specific licensing agreement between HBO and Warner Bros, but it's likely they agreed upon a flat fee with additional $ per viewer. I don't think these deals would ever hinge solely on how many new subscribers joined the platform specifically to view that movie, which would be difficult to prove anyway.

From HBO's perspective, they also benefit from having a 'blockbuster' in their catalogue since it signals to potential subscribers that they're a platform you can expect to view high-budget movies.

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Re:The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M by mason55 on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:34PM (#29886595)
HBO is owned by Warner
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Re:The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M by chipotle_coyote on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:23PM (#29887051)
That doesn't mean that there isn't a contract between HBO and Warner Studios involved for this, as crazy as it sounds. It doesn't mean that there definitively is one, either -- but depending on how the different divisions are structured, HBO may well be paying Warner for the streaming rights.

My impression is that this sort of deal -- where the production arm may well shop around a product to different networks/services, even if the parent company actually owns one -- is becoming less common as nearly everyone's starting their own streaming service, but AFAIK it still happens, particularly for movies.

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