The original incarnation of Boomerang was literally an advertisement-free station that existed for the sole and express purpose of keeping classic cartoons in rotation. Flash-forward to 2022 and WB isn't even willing to keep shows they don't see as profitable up on streaming.
— aimée ☆ JLI's pr manager (@sapphyreblayze) August 20, 2022
Not to be dramatic, but if Sesame Street, an institution of television and who quite literally invented the notion of using television as a tool to educate millions of children (especially disenfranchised children), is not being protected….I worry for the future of the medium. https://t.co/R8kztCSnfA
— bobbi hosts ✨The Afternoon Special ✨ (@hiimbobbi) August 19, 2022
The HBO-CNN-Discovery stuff is not just a “some streamer is cutting costs and cancelled a few shows” story. One of the major monopolies in of the media market, is removing a significant chunk of the entire history of TV, largely educational + children’s programming https://t.co/1M0cIM528P
— Juwan the Writer/Industry Nuisance (@juwanthewriter) August 19, 2022
If streaming corps are going to suddenly remove projects from their servers without warning, the rights should return to the creators. You no longer wish to host it or pay? Fine. But you should not have the option to randomly erase it from existence when it has no physical copy.
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) August 19, 2022
Remember when the promise of streaming was an endless library where even niche shows would be watchable forever? Now b/c of the merger, HBO Max is DELETING dozens of shows, just to save $ on taxes and residuals. A needless, shameful waste. https://t.co/LPaKNkT6Ao
— Adam Conover (@adamconover) August 19, 2022
This is AWFUL.
— Michael Rianda (@michaelrianda) August 18, 2022
Not only are artists underpaid- they spend days, nights + weekends putting their heart + souls into these projects- only to have them erased from existence?
It's cruel, bad business, + a brutal waste of time effort and talent. https://t.co/i9qYljqxOp
