“Hollywood” can’t be fixed in post. This is the core danger of the merger. Destruction is not guaranteed. But there is a legitimate chance that it cracks the foundation in a real way. A lot of smart people just want to move forward, thinking the mess can be cleaned up later. And maybe it can. But if it can’t, it will be too late. There are lines that cannot be uncrossed.

I'm sick of saying it, but... There is really no inherent difference between broadcast TV, linear, and streaming. They have different limitations. They have different audiences, though both have specific audiences that vary to each "channel." They are delivery systems that cross over one another invariably and increasingly. The difference between Netflix and YouTube is the content they offer. They don't do the same thing. The difference between a basketball final game on broadcast and streaming is the size of audience (which varies wildly) and what the commercial time delivers to the advertiser. The endless talk of competition is dumb. Streaming has to be the future. Nothing else makes sense, either for the consumer or the distributors. It is a more flexible, cheaper delivery system. Cable continues only because of limitations on home internet and because it is a more profitable model for the legacy companies... for now.