Hacker News with Generative AI: Franchises

License to Shill: Inside Amazon's 007 Takeover, Impact on Future of James Bond (hollywoodreporter.com)
It’s the Bond movies’ most shocking plot twist in decades. But will the tech giant’s surprise buyout of the franchise prove deadly? Or could it breathe new life into cinema’s most famous spy?
Subway calls 'emergency' meeting with franchisees as sales plummet (nypost.com)
6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises (honest-broker.com)