It's been a little over a month since Warner Brothers' announcement that all their films slated for 2021 releases would be made available to stream on HBO Max the same day as their theatrical release. Now that the dust has settled a little, I analyse what this might mean for the future of cinema.

The transcript of the video is available here - https://focalpointscripts.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-death-of-cinema-in-2021-hbo-max.html

Sources:
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dune-denis-villeneuve-blasts-warner-bros-1234851270/
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/04/disney-dis-q3-2020-earnings.html
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/warner-bros-hbo-max-theaters-dune-matrix-4-1234845342/
https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Tenet-(2020)#tab=summary
https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/disney-plus-hits-86-8-million-subscribers-1234850846/
https://www.cultofmac.com/726242/apple-tv-james-bond-film-no-time-to-die/
https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/blog/tmt-news-research-2020-recap
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4391167-t-stock-how-risky-is-164b-in-debt-really#:~:text=AT%26T's%20debt%20reached%20a%20record,investors%20to%20sell%20the%20stock.

Links:
Blog - https://focalpointscripts.blogspot.com/

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