Jason Kilar, now running both the WB studio and HBO, plans to cut at least 800 positions between the two, sources told Variety...
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/warnermedia-layoffs-warner-brothers-hbo-1234729976/ (link) Mark Jeffries, in part, Sat. (8/08): > Meanwhile, a surprise over at WarnerMedia where former NBC chairman Robert > Greenblatt and well-traveled programmer Kevin Reilly are out--Warner Bros. > CEO Ann Sarnoff is now in Greenblatt's position, while HBO programming > chief Casey Bloys is now also in charge of the streamer HBO Max and the > former Turner channels TBS, TNT and TruTV: > > > https://collider.com/warnermedia-hbo-max-exec-firings-kevin-reilly-bob-greenblatt-explained/ > > It could probably be said that the slow start of HBO Max (which includes > not being available on Amazon or Roku for the cord-cutters) was the major > factor behind the firings. It could also be said that the robbing of > programming from the other Warner channels to throw on HBO Max hasn't > helped things any (not to mention the dithering over where to put > "Snowpiercer" and the moving of TBS' scripted shows to Max). And if the > Tenderloins ever decide to go to another company, TruTV will be screwed > (just look at how many times a day they air "Impractical Jokers"). But > they made the firings while Oliver's on vacation, so they don't have to > worry about him taking another shot at them and AT&T on Sunday night. > ("HBO Max--it's not HBO, it's just TV.") > > B -- 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/312333d7-c4a6-460c-bbe5-016bfc42a843n%40googlegroups.com.
