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UltraVires33 t1_j09fhqv wrote

Reply to comment by Saar13 in Inside Warner Bros. Discovery’s Latest Cost-Cutting Spree at HBO Max by johnppd

>Anyway, it seems to me that Zaslav bought it hoping the era of "content is king" would last longer.

But then why is it that literally very single move that's been made since the merger was to reduce or eliminate content?

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Haltopen t1_j0ajbe6 wrote

Because Zaslav comes from Discovery. Where he rose to the top of the pyramid by rebuilding discovery as the home of cheap to produce low brow reality television that pulls in a lot of viewership numbers despite being the most mind numbingly inane content with zero value or worth.

To quote moviebob, he's the fucking honey boo boo guy.

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WeeBabySeamus t1_j0aw8yk wrote

Which makes HBO feel still like such a terrible fit. God I hope HBO can maintain production of new high caliber shows but I’m so doubtful

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