March 2, 20196 yr https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/hbo-s-anti-netflix-strategy-was-richard-plepler-now-he-s-leaving#gs.KZLAze5z Quote One of Plepler’s predecessors at HBO was his boss, Time Warner chief executive Jeff Bewkes. Because he understood the business — and trusted Plepler — he largely left Plepler alone. In turn, Plepler gave his creative team lots of runway, which is a big reason they all adored him. What he cared about, they knew, was that HBO shows had to stand out for their excellence. That was in contrast to Netflix, which emphasizes quantity over quality on its video streaming service. Quote The rumbling is that Plepler decided to resign when it became clear that he was not going to have the same freedom under AT&T that he had under Bewkes. But it was also because AT&T had made it clear that it wanted the HBO business model to change. Warner Media — as AT&T’s Time Warner unit is now called — is expected to start a streaming service that will include Warner Bros. movies, shows and movies, shows and movies from Turner, and HBO. AT&T executives have also made it clear that they expect HBO to ramp up its content, to better compete with Netflix. I don't see the quantity over quality model being successful in the long run as technology is enabling anyone to put out content.
March 2, 20196 yr AT&T is going to fuck everything up. They shut down all of Warner's good niche streaming services and now they are going to destroy HBO.
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