Same for me. But this Discovery shows are incredibly popular, mostly evergreen, and (most important) cheap to make. I would not be shocked if the profit margin is much to Discovery’s side, even if they lose on the prestige side. And of course, the people making the decisions there are Discovery people, not HBO or Warners people.
On Wed, 3 Aug 2022 at 6:35 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I don’t doubt anything you’re stating, but I find it tough to believe that > Discovery is the dominant brand of the two. Is the network globally > popular? I subscribe to it mostly for educational shows to use in the > classroom, but none of its programming stands out as groundbreaking or > water-cooler worthy. Most of it is very cheaply produced crap, to be > honest. I might not like a lot of HBO content, but to me it’s a bigger and > more recognizable. > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 11:40 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> We will see what they actually announce, but this would be consistent >> with the moves they have made so far. Three keys to understanding the new >> Warner Brothers Discovery company seem to be: >> >> 1. They have to find 3 BILLION dollars of cuts >> 2. They are using all other assets to enhance Discovery, which is what >> they see as their main identity (and profit center) >> 3. They have to find 3 BILLION dollars of cuts. >> >> I can see a near future in which HBO is still available for streaming, >> but is not a streaming service. HBO would be the main home for live action >> programming. Most everything else the company does will mostly be non >> fiction programming, or animation. HBO and CNN will be accessed by going >> through Discovery+, driving traffic to what now will be the Mothership. >> >> On Tue, 2 Aug 2022 at 9:44 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Effectively removing HBO from streaming? I don’t see that as a practical >>> option >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 8:04 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> The rumor is that HBO Max is being folded into Discovery+ and will only >>>> have unscripted content. >>>> Scripted content will go to HBO. >>>> >>>> >>>> https://twitter.com/GraceRandolph/status/1554556706839052289?t=TJpeOcnkbH0FoPol79BqZg&s=19 >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022, 3:00 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> You'd think with everything going on with Ezra Miller & "The Flash", >>>>> they'd want something to fall back on. Also, you'd think by now they'd >>>>> have learned from Marvel that not everything has to be an outsized >>>>> blockbuster to engage audiences. >>>>> >>>>> OH WAIT. This is WB we're talking about. >>>>> >>>>> As Emily Litella used to say, "Never mind!" >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 5:23:27 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Disappointing… I had high hopes for this one >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2022 at 2:14 PM Jon Delfin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://tvline.com/2022/08/02/batgirl-movie-cancelled-leslie-grace-barbara-gordon-hbo-max/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4dLVC3NZ%2B%3DFF1HaitpgUr9T1fYKWnfnUntrSS8yDWym%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABCcf4dLVC3NZ%2B%3DFF1HaitpgUr9T1fYKWnfnUntrSS8yDWym%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Kevin M. 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