(copyright Warner Bros. Discovery)
Yeah, I'm feeling not feeling very charitable today. I've been struggling to overcome a new health problem that cropped up last week, and it's helped sour my mood towards this topic. But, is anyone not surprised by this? Corporate mergers usually mean getting kicked to the curb for the worker.
It's one thing to be nimble and versatile. I was at a lecture at Otis a few years ago where the panel discussed how new animation artists now have to be ready to make lateral moves away from the traditional studios to games, new media, and online companies that you would never associate with animation. But I still feel we need to really twist congress' arms as far as helping Americans cope with factors such as the outsourcing of jobs, and the repeal of the fairness doctrine. This situation with Discovery, and the overreach of Netflix sounds like another dotcom bubble to me. Here's an oldie but a goodie-
https://www.thewrap.com/hbo-max-cuts-catalog-demand-infinity-train/
