Paul Moore

In this engaging discussion, sociology professor Paul Moore from Toronto Metropolitan University dives into the fierce bids from Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros. Discovery. He highlights streaming's origins and contrasts Netflix's adaptation as it competes with traditional cinema. Moore also covers the implications of consolidation, revealing concerns about job losses and monopolies. He further explores Netflix's unique approach to theaters and its impact on the future of film-going, predicting that while cinema will persist, media consolidation will reshuffle the landscape.