The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO also addressed the ongoing writers and actors strikes, and the Disney-Charter dispute: “It feels like this is a moment.”
Cool how he “says” workers should be paid fairly yet no raises have been given. Curious 🧐.
I would not be shocked if he is referring primarily to salaried employees with that one…
They need to realize their competition isn’t pricing vs other streaming services, but the convenience and quality vs piracy
I feel like people online, especially in tech-affine spaces, overestimate the general public’s interest in piracy.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
“You know, as we talk to consumers, they find it difficult, and so I think one of the things that we’re going to see as we look into the future is bundling,” Zaslav added.
He gave the example of Max’s recent experiment to offer content from AMC Networks for a limited window.
“If we can get a result soon, then the longer-term impacts will be minimized, but there are real industry challenges here,” Zaslav said, though he added that the company believes writers and actors should be paid “fairly” and be “valued” by their corporate partners.
As for the ongoing Charter Spectrum-Disney dispute, Zaslav acknowledged that “it feels like this is a moment,” but he noted that the outcome of the showdown remains to be seen, and that his company does not have any major deals coming up until 2025.
“I think we’re one of the good actors in the industry that’s spending a lot of money still in linear because we believe in it.”
If you went to Sweden and you were watching a football match, at halftime the field turned pink and you saw Barbie.
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“Some of this disruption and some of these moments of what’s going to happen may activate a quicker transition to things like some of us in the content business bundling together as a way to create more value and create a better consumer experience.”
it feels like this is a moment,”
When you know how to speak good.
