Adam ruins corporate mergers

[gloeden2]

In a few minutes, I'll be speaking before the FTC and the DOJ about the disastrous effects of mergers on entertainment industry workers and the diversity of content we the public have access to. Watch here: https://t.co/WA4QkWK5IZ
- Adam Conover (@adamconover) April 27, 2022
Comedian Adam Conover said despite being one of truTV's biggest shows, "Adam

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[cock_sandwich]

Capitalism is going to make the preservation of TV, already a volatile medium that is viewed as dispensable and has a history of being treated as such, impossible. I absolutely loved TruTV and because of these mergers there is also no priority to share the programming that gets lost when these mergers happen. I love that he spoke up about this and I know I don't usually comment but I wish that DVR technology was more widely available akin to old school VCRs. The programming that has been saved because of it is incredible but we are moving into a world where streaming traps people into an illusion where everything is immediately available and it isn't.

[sadteenager]

yeah. I still have a collection of DVDs and try to buy full seasons of shows and movies I love when they're available. But even that is becoming more rare! These companies don't care about preserving the content and cultural works they produce and it's so sad.

[cock_sandwich]

I love that! Yes please keep that up (btw cute icon). I like that Martin Scorsese is trying to make classic films available freely but I feel like he is one of the few who is putting in the work and sounding the alarms. At this point, copyright law is failing to help preserve multimedia and is making restorations impossible. It is truly depressing.

[lovechild]

That’s what me and my husband do. We buy DVDs/Blu-Rays of our favorite movies or shows because of how pieces media gets tossed around between streaming services or end up disappearing all together.

I had an old coworker once make fun of me for having physical copies as he is all digital/streaming now. But one time I had bought (not rented) a season of a show on iTunes and within two years time, iTunes took it away from me without warning. I couldn’t watch it until I paid for it again even though I had already bought it. I do not trust buying digital copies anymore because of that.

[curdlesnoots]

So lemme get this straight, mergers have already ruined everything from medication access and drug r&d to journalism but now they’re going to ruin my entertainment as well? I am SHOCKED, nay APPALLED. Riots, riots as soon as I can get off this couch and turn off Disney +.

[pseudonygma]

People are commenting now that RomComs became a dying breed but I think a lot of these studio mergers have contributed to it. There were way more RomComs and Family movies in the 90s because smaller studios can't compete with bigger ones with blockbuster money, so they put all their focus on good writing and compelling storylines. And because there was so much more competition, studios were more willing to back films that were less mainstream, and on the kookier side to stand out

[bodyline]

why the ‘my chemical romance’ tag tho

[ljtryout]

He used to be part of the band, educate yourself.

[aleksie]

Come on- it's steps. At least the commenter read the tag

[gloeden2]

I have no idea, lol.

[la_fours]

I absolutely adore Adam and Adam Ruins Everything was one of my favourite shows. I'm glad to see that he's "taking it to Capitol Hill" to speak on behalf of so many who have been unfairly shafted all in the name of corporate greed.

[georgeslymaniv]

My old company (not entertainment) was busily aquiring more and more companies. They only stopped because of federal legislation. They seriously don't care about anything besides "growth" aka getting smaller companies.

[theactualworst]

My old company acquired a smaller publisher and all of its employees either had to take severance or move to LA. A bunch of them made the move and then my company laid them all off two weeks before Christmas. I left shortly after that. Fucking horrible.

[irajaxon]

that speech greta thunberg did where she blasts everyone by saying "we are at the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairytales of eternal economic growth" rings in my head every single day. ~short-term shareholder returns~ is phrase that has utterly ruined everything.