luvs2spooge92 t1_j9dwa6t wrote on February 21, 2023 at 5:07 AM

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It would be nice if niche things made a comeback from these huge conglomerates but unfortunately I think this will be the tactic. Shallow, broad content until everyone buys each other out.

luvs2spooge92 t1_j9drw45 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 4:25 AM

Reply to comment by SilverSuferNorr in Paramount’s $1.5 Billion Write-Down Is the Bill for Peak TV Coming Due | Analysis by flowerhoney10

What you’re seeing is the slow killing Showtime to appease Viacom legacy brands. Last fall, Showtime’s CEO of 15 years left. After that they announced MTV Networks people would take over. Then they pivoted saying the Pluto CEO will take over. Then earlier this week, lots of Showtime execs left while a ton of people at the network were laid off. Viacom has a history of acquiring and destroying. Paramount keeps stumbling into money makers like Top Gun and Yellowstone so they’re just going to keep trying to do super broad stuff without really understanding why those things worked. They might stay alive but it will be through luck and not good decisions or talent.