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AT&T wants more out of HBO now that they own it
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:25 am
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:25 am
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AT&T executive-turned-head of Warner Media John Stankey spoke at a town hall in New York and addressed the changes to come for HBO after the $85.4 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner.
...Stankey said he wanted HBO to increase subscribers and the number of hours viewers watch shows as well as churn out more content — much like their streaming brethren.
“We need hours a day,” he said. “It’s not hours a week, and it’s not hours a month. We need hours a day. You are competing with devices that sit in people’s hands that capture their attention every 15 minutes.”
...Plepler mentions that HBO was profitable and Stankey said that it’s “just not enough.”
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They do talk about stepping up investment to achieve this growth, but a big part of HBO's success has been their niche focus. They already have enough meh shows that they don't need to water things down anymore.
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Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:27 am to TigerinATL
frick. The slow death of HBO has begun.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:27 am to TigerinATL
prob see more 15-30 minute shows and I wouldn't be shocked if they started creating and releasing series all at once like Netflix
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:30 am to TigerinATL
They're gonna have to drop the price or add a lot more shows if they want to be like netflix and amazon.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:30 am to TigerinATL
Hmmm I'll take the quality of quantity. Especially when it comes to a premium channel like HBO.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:38 am to TigerinATL
quote:how about more episodes of Curb per year?
churn out more content
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:23 am to TigerinATL
quote:
Stankey said
I lol'd
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:25 am to TigerinATL
Stolen from reddit
Posted on 7/9/18 at 11:27 am to TigerinATL
quote:classic AT&T
...Plepler mentions that HBO was profitable and Stankey said that it’s “just not enough.”
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:11 pm to TigerinATL
I can't think of a single entity that hasn't seen a decline in quality after coming under the AT&T umbrella.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 12:14 pm to TigerinATL
AT&T will keep a bunch of movies that are better than HBO has, but they won't tell HBO about them unless HBO asks. It's AT&T's formula.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 1:12 pm to TigerinATL
This sounds like a really bad idea across the board.
HBO’s current model is that it is a pay TV channel which does premium programming and rotates which shows are doing new episodes seasonally. Streaming is part of their business but not their central business.
AT&T’s model having them compete with the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc, makes them a streaming service first and a pay TV channel second.
This is going to mean a drop in the quality of programs shown, as they will be less picky about source material, and would be more prone to high cost flops like Vinyl sinking the channel.
The current push by streaming services to generate boatloads of first run content makes me nervous because I see the potential for a lot of crap being put out there and sinking everyone.
HBO’s current model is that it is a pay TV channel which does premium programming and rotates which shows are doing new episodes seasonally. Streaming is part of their business but not their central business.
AT&T’s model having them compete with the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc, makes them a streaming service first and a pay TV channel second.
This is going to mean a drop in the quality of programs shown, as they will be less picky about source material, and would be more prone to high cost flops like Vinyl sinking the channel.
The current push by streaming services to generate boatloads of first run content makes me nervous because I see the potential for a lot of crap being put out there and sinking everyone.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 10:30 pm to TigerinATL
Posted on 7/10/18 at 4:39 am to TigerinATL
And I just thought my cable bill was fricked up before, now AT&T is involved? frick
Posted on 7/10/18 at 5:25 am to TigerinATL
2 words.
Mortal Kombat.
Warner owns the rights. TVMA series, ultra violent, profit.
Mortal Kombat.
Warner owns the rights. TVMA series, ultra violent, profit.
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