[muppetman11]

Originally Posted by Phunkenstein

I do think if Sky did end up losing/letting go a bunch of output deals, any changes to their movie proposition would be a far more dramatic change than reducing a linear genre channel or two - more like an entire structural change to how they offer movies across their propositions and to their carriage partners like Virgin.

No doubt that the loss of the Disney deal is noticeable - and was to be expected and honestly I think the loss of Bond isn't that significant given the paucity of new product from that franchise anyway... and I am inclined to agree with Warner; they're going to stay in business in some way whether it's a Paramount-esque streaming deal or they take advantage of their current predicament and offer them a ton of cash for an extended output deal post 2025.

A lot of people give them shit for their 'Sky Original' movies but it was the correct strategy at the correct time especially as there was a need for more exclusive product as the overall number of studio titles started dropping pre-covid and also got them access to a few titles that were sold by distributors who couldn't get them out theatrically... and it's a good thing they're still leaning into it whether it's just acquiring titles or actually boarding them at the production level... also it was quietly announced this week that one of their titles, A Good Person, looks like it's going to have an exclusive theatrical window... that's a real big deal if they want to continue scaling and play for some bigger titles that are taken to market.

Sky is finished in my opinion , the next nail in the coffin will be if it loses Premier League Football.