Showbiz Sandbox 592: Why Is HBO Max Dumping Content?
September 7, 2022
At a time when streaming services are hoarding content in an attempt to attract subscribers and capture market share, Warner Bros. Discovery has taken the opposite approach with HBO Max; they are removing shows from their platform. Now comes reports that pulling shows from its library can save the company around $100 million annually. We explain where those savings might come from.
Certainly HBO Max won’t be dropping “House of Dragons,” one of three big fantasy shows to premiere over the last month. Is that too many shows with dragons and elves for audiences to watch at one time, or has each found significant viewership?
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including the new agreement between streamers and music publishers, who killed the queen of crime novelists and the absurdity of nonstop reports about standing ovations at film festivals.
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Overall Slow Frame Gets Holdover Boost From UK’s National Cinema Day Discount
https://deadline.com/2022/09/bullet-train-top-gun-maverick-minions-rise-of-gru-jurassic-world-dominion-uk-national-cinema-day-global-international-box-office-1235107779/
Bleak Box Office Battle: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Beats ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ in Labor Day Weekend Wasteland
https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/box-office-spider-man-rerelease-top-gun-maverick-battle-1235359820/
Lea Michele Is Well Aware That the Pressure Is On
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/theater/lea-michele-funny-girl-broadway.html
‘House Of The Dragon’ Co-Showrunner Miguel Sapochnik Steps Down Ahead Of Season 2
https://deadline.com/2022/08/house-of-the-dragon-showrunner-miguel-sapochnik-steps-down-season-2-1235104770/
Music Publishers, Streaming Services Avoid Another Battle Royale by Setting Royalty Rates for Next Four Years
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/music-publishers-streaming-services-royalty-rates-spotify-1235356212/
Music Publishers and Streaming Services Announce New Royalty Rate for Songwriters
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-publishers-streaming-new-songwriter-royalty-rate/
Who Is the Real “Queen of Crime”?
https://lithub.com/who-is-the-real-queen-of-crime-agatha-christies-estate-sends-a-stern-letter-to-val-mcdermid/
Venice: Broadcasters Protest “Unprecedented” Restrictions on Red Carpet, Press Conference Coverage
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/broadcasters-protest-venice-red-carpet-press-conference-restrictions-1235211670/
Why Some of Your Favorite Shows Have Disappeared From HBO Max
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-08-26/why-some-of-your-favorite-shows-are-disappearing-from-hbo-max
John Harwood’s CNN Exit Viewed as Strategy Shift
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/09/02/john-harwood-cnn-chris-licht-stelter-opinion/
Chris Wallace Sets HBO Max Return, Interview Show Will Air Weekly on CNN
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chris-wallace-hbo-max-interview-show-weekly-cnn-sundays-1235211375/
Paramount+ Integrates Showtime Into App, Launches Limited-Time Bundle Discounts
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/paramount-plus-showtime-merged-bundle-discounts-1235355335/
Amy Stechler Dies: Frida Kahlo Documentarian, Ken Burns Collaborator Was 67
https://deadline.com/2022/09/amy-stechler-dead-obituary-filmmaker-ken-burns-collaborator-was-67-1235106384/
Bill Turnbull: Former BBC Breakfast Presenter Dies Aged 66
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62714293
Amanda Mackey, Casting Director of ‘A League of Their Own,’ Dies at 70
https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/amanda-mackey-dead-a-league-of-their-own-dead-1235356124/
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