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NEWS: HBO Max to Stream Studio Ghibli Films in Spring 2020


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Sakura Shinguji



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:44 pm Reply with quote
fathomlessblue wrote:
According to Gkids, yesterday's article about them telling Polygon that there were no plans to stream Ghibli movies was based on a conversation that took place over a year ago.


This. It's sad to see people trust Polygon to not write misleading articles, but hopefully at least a few people have now learned a good lesson for the future.
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Expias



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:47 pm Reply with quote
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
In fairness to Polygon, GKids had claimed in the past Ghibli would never stream their films which may have been what GKids was told until this deal was worked out. https://twitter.com/gkidsfilms/status/1138441024710356995?s=21


It sounds to me like Polygon pushed an article without any updates or corrections. They should have gotten a quote much more recently for the article they pushed.

GKIDS twitter informs me that (since I didn't check out the polygon article) Polygon decided to try and "Well GKIDS wouldn't provide us an update!"

https://web.archive.org/web/20191015153356/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20828843/studio-ghibli-movies-miyazaki-streaming-netflix-disney-plus

It's true. Their first postings of the article do not include this line
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(GKids was unable to provide a comment from a Studio Ghibli representation for further clarification or additional updates on deals in progress.)

It was added in later, maybe about 7 hours after the initial posting. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015225758/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20828843/studio-ghibli-movies-miyazaki-streaming-netflix-disney-plus
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MasterKingJC



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:56 pm Reply with quote
In the world of entertainment media, "never" always translates to how many zeroes are on a check.
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Ermat_46



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:57 pm Reply with quote
Hilarious "journalism" from Polygon. Seems like WarnerMedia has been cutting off corners for all their animation subsidiary (i.e. RoosterTeeth, Ellation/Crunchyroll, Cartoon Network, etc.) Up until now, we didn't know anything that would pull in subscribers for HBO Max. We'll see if this would make HBO Max a thing or not.
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SheRrIs





PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:59 pm Reply with quote
Whatever have you expected from Polygon? That site's trash.
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heavyweather



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:16 pm Reply with quote
Polygon aside, this is mostly good news.

The Ghibli catalog has some of the greatest films - animated or not - ever. It's always good for them to be accessible to a wide audience, and with the decline of physical media, this will help them continue to be out there for people.

Of course, I already own all of the ones I like on Blu-ray, so their addition won't get me to subscribe, but still...
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chronos02



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:47 pm Reply with quote
Ah welp, guess they don't care THAT much about the viewing experience as they told us, or we simply thought too highly of them.
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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 2:52 pm Reply with quote
MasterKingJC wrote:
In the world of entertainment media, "never" always translates to how many zeroes are on a check.


I suppose they could say that since HBO has a reputation for producing critically acclaimed content, it was a good fit. That said, I think you're right. Ghibli movies are a big deal, and networks are scrambling to justify making their own streaming services by either keeping their own productions for themselves or snapping up exclusive rights. If this and Netflix's licensing of Eva after it sat for years are any indication, we're probably at a point where the owners of more prestigious titles are finally getting the offers they were holding out for.
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Tenbyakugon



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:32 pm Reply with quote
Thanks for being smart, Ghibli, for listening to my comment from just a few hours ago. Rolling Eyes
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Romuska
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:36 pm Reply with quote
Expias wrote:
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
In fairness to Polygon, GKids had claimed in the past Ghibli would never stream their films which may have been what GKids was told until this deal was worked out. https://twitter.com/gkidsfilms/status/1138441024710356995?s=21


It sounds to me like Polygon pushed an article without any updates or corrections. They should have gotten a quote much more recently for the article they pushed.

GKIDS twitter informs me that (since I didn't check out the polygon article) Polygon decided to try and "Well GKIDS wouldn't provide us an update!"

https://web.archive.org/web/20191015153356/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20828843/studio-ghibli-movies-miyazaki-streaming-netflix-disney-plus

It's true. Their first postings of the article do not include this line
Quote:
(GKids was unable to provide a comment from a Studio Ghibli representation for further clarification or additional updates on deals in progress.)

It was added in later, maybe about 7 hours after the initial posting. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015225758/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20828843/studio-ghibli-movies-miyazaki-streaming-netflix-disney-plus


Polygon has a history of poor journalism. I tend to steer clear of them.
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OjaruFan2



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 5:04 pm Reply with quote
I knew GKIDS would eventually change their mind about withholding Ghibi's catalog from streaming! Laughing
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geepee



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:20 pm Reply with quote
Romuska wrote:
Expias wrote:
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
In fairness to Polygon, GKids had claimed in the past Ghibli would never stream their films which may have been what GKids was told until this deal was worked out. https://twitter.com/gkidsfilms/status/1138441024710356995?s=21


It sounds to me like Polygon pushed an article without any updates or corrections. They should have gotten a quote much more recently for the article they pushed.

GKIDS twitter informs me that (since I didn't check out the polygon article) Polygon decided to try and "Well GKIDS wouldn't provide us an update!"

https://web.archive.org/web/20191015153356/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20828843/studio-ghibli-movies-miyazaki-streaming-netflix-disney-plus

It's true. Their first postings of the article do not include this line
Quote:
(GKids was unable to provide a comment from a Studio Ghibli representation for further clarification or additional updates on deals in progress.)

It was added in later, maybe about 7 hours after the initial posting. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015225758/https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/15/20828843/studio-ghibli-movies-miyazaki-streaming-netflix-disney-plus


Polygon has a history of poor journalism. I tend to steer clear of them.


yeah,they should learn with AN-BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!I can't even complete the sentence!
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Cardcaptor Takato



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 6:58 pm Reply with quote
I bet Disney is regretting not extending their rights to Ghibli now.
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Johnamine



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:05 pm Reply with quote
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
I bet Disney is regretting not extending their rights to Ghibli now.


Disney was in Ghibli business only because of John Lasseter.
Now that John Lasseter is gone, Disney have no reason to be in Ghibli business.
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TurnerJ



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:21 pm Reply with quote
Johnamine wrote:
Cardcaptor Takato wrote:
I bet Disney is regretting not extending their rights to Ghibli now.


Disney was in Ghibli business only because of John Lasseter.
Now that John Lasseter is gone, Disney have no reason to be in Ghibli business.


That's only partially true. Disney got their hands on the Ghibli library long before Lasseter got involved. Back in the 1990's. Back then, Lasseter wasn't that involved. The only reason they got scared from doing more with it was after Mononoke failed.

But no, their license expired long before the scandal with Lasseter. It was 2018 when Lasseter got me-tooed. The year before that was when GKIDS got the license, IIRC.
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