The deal will bring Player First Games, the developer of the free-to-play fighting game, under the WBD umbrella. According to Monday’s announcement, Player First Games will keep its current leadership while continuing to build upon MultiVersus, which officially launched in March.
This timelapse of Delta, American Airlines, and United air traffic says it all.
As CEO David Zaslav looks for ways to improve WBD’s financial situation, sources tell the Financial Times that he’s considering separating WBD’s streaming and movie business from its ailing legacy TV networks — a move that would sequester the new company from a mountain of debt.
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In Netflix’s earnings report today, the streamer says bundling with other services like Disney Plus and Max “limits the benefit” to Netflix:
We haven’t bundled Netflix solely with other streamers like Disney+ or Max because Netflix already operates as a go-to destination for entertainment... This has driven industry leading penetration, engagement and retention for us, which limits the benefit to Netflix of bundling directly with other streamers.
When asked about bundling with competitors on Decoder in June, Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters said “never say never.”
