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The real question is would HBO have made the same amazing content under Netflix as it has under Warner? Netflix can't just bank on acquiring old media forever t
by rtkwe 4y ago
The real question is would HBO have made the same amazing content under Netflix as it has under Warner? Netflix can't just bank on acquiring old media forever they need to also create new shows. Hopefully HBO continues to be great under Discovery.
- echelon 4y agoProbably not, because Netflix content leadership sucks. But the Discovery boss recently claimed he wants more "comfort" programming than "destination tv", and that's a horrible sign. It signals they're leaning into more Honey Boo Boo and Ice Road Truckers-type content instead of Game of Thrones, Euphoria, Silicon Valley because it's cheaper to make.
- rtkwe 4y agoIf they weren't interested in making prestige TV then why buy HBO? That's the biggest thing HBO has going for it right now.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoATT might have been cash strapped due to having stupid amounts of debt, and an opportunity to wring out some value from an established brand might have materialized at an acceptable price. ATT had already fired all the old HBO bosses that made and green lot all the great HBO shows.