Comment on Beware Hollywood’s digital demolition: it’s as if your favourite films and TV shows never existed

• Kalysta@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  It’s more for things like the batgirl movie that is finshed but will make more money in tax write offs to never release it. But if they lose ad revenue from removing a back catalogue, that may also let them post a loss and claim tax breaks.

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  • Ajen@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’m not a CPA, but I don’t think you can write off something that already made a profit. How would that even work, if companies were able to write off predicted ad revenue? They could make up any value and never have to pay any taxes at all.

    I don’t think write-offs have anything to do with them removing these episodes.

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• SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I think the suggestion is that if they leave the content available, they can still write it off.

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  • Ajen@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I don’t think they can write it off either way, though. It only makes sense to write off shows that haven’t made money. It’s just “retiring” when you’re taking about something that’s already been released. There’s no ulterior profit motive, unlike when they write off unreleased movies and shows.

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