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December 9, 2025

English Essay #04

Comments on 'Five takeaways from the blockbuster Netflix-Warner Brothers deal'

Today's news article

  • It would be great for users if content could be viewed platform-agnostically. I think the market would be healthier and less prone to oligopoly or monopoly if creative control rested with the creators rather than the distribution companies.

  • Movie theatres might disappear in the next decade. If XR glasses become widespread, the experience of watching a movie together on a large screen might shift to the virtual space.

  • Subscription services are designed to keep users continuously engaged with new or trending content. I hope that services allowing users to revisit older works repeatedly. For example, if you want to listen to music on a Walkman, you currently have to resort to a legacy method like renting CDs from TSUTAYA since streaming services like YouTube Music often don't allow you to download transferable MP3 files.

Todays's Takeaways:

blockbuster / suitor / political intrigue / storied / in the wings / beef up / coy about / feel cast aside / touch a nerve / greet sth with dismay / enticing / chime in against / hinge on / clear-cut case / lash out at / at a roundtable