WarnerMedia Makes Major Streaming Play

In a major media get, WarnerMedia is on the verge of closing a $500 million deal with Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker director J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot. Digital Trend reports that this is in the hope of giving you a very good reason to subscribe to its upcoming streaming service. Abrams’ involvement makes it clear that WarnerMedia is serious about wooing customers away from Netflix, the upcoming Disney Plus, and Hulu.