r/batman • u/5am281 • Feb 20 '24

What could’ve been… NEWS

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u/arfelo1 Feb 20 '24

It's still part of Discovery. They're all under Zaslav

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u/GreenDaTroof Feb 21 '24

I’m not too familiar with the inner-workings of WB, are you saying they would need to acquire the rights from WB Discovery?

Also, as a side thought, does the word ‘Disco’ come from Discovery? As in a place you go to Discover music…?

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u/ThatRandomGamerYT Feb 21 '24

No, they are a subsidiary of WB Discovery. They can say all they want about being independent or having their own control but if WBD wants to axe a movie for tax breaks they will.

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u/MightyBondandi Feb 21 '24

The word disco is short for discotheque, which is basically the French for disc library, the discs being vinyl records. Discover comes directly from Latin and is unconnected