Surely you have already heard, because we reported this a few days ago: Warner has teamed up with Discovery. Two giants of the entertainment industry who, among other things, This will greatly affect HBO Max.
New Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav set a goal: cut costs by $3,000 million. Merging leaves redundant commands, so layoffs are already underway.
Also HBO Max announced the reduction of the number of series and other productionsmostly international.
Company restructuring reaches the highest levels: all below the CEO.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Casey Bloys, director of programming for HBO Max, has completely restructured all teams. 14% of managers, about 70 people, have already been fired. And then only in direct teams, which are led by the director of programming.
As part of the layoffs, Sarah Aubrey will continue to oversee HBO Max’s initial drama roster and add international programming along with Warner Bros.’s international division. Discovery, led by Gerhard Zeiler.
The HBO Max sitcom will report to HBO head of comedy Amy Gravitt, with HBO Max’s Suzanne Makkos reporting directly to the former. Gravitt, a respected HBO veteran with a long track record, will now oversee the combined comedy department.
Joey Chavez, EVP of Programming, will continue to report to Aubrey as Head of Drama for HBO Max.
international productions, among them are some Spanish ones like Nobody knows anything, they will now be run by a comedy and drama group.
Although Warner-Discovery merger won’t happen until next yearthe changes have already begun. HBO Max is expected to change its name, with news such as a larger window for movies in theaters and even a channel with free HBO series and movies.
Let’s see how all this will affect the content and, especially, the quotas. Those who signed up for the €4.49 lifetime contribution to the launch of HBO in Spain must be rubbing their hands…
Source: Computer Hoy
