They even have their own logo. Looking at some upcoming Warner or Universal dvd/bluray releases, the scans of the back covers have an "SDS Studio Distribution Services" logo in the spot where the Universal or Warner logo would have been in past dvd/bluray releases.
For example, such as the...
If Warner is no longer doing their own new-releases, then what is the function of this Warner/Universal distribution joint venture?
If I had to guess, is it just a conveyor belt to send the already evergreen Warner dvd catalog titles to places like wallyworld, amazon, target, etc ... and very...
Before I believe this, I would like to see an independent verification of this.
For example if Variety, Hollywood Reporter, LA Times, etc .... write their own stories with their own independent sources to confirm / deny the story.