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While I haven't found as much to watch on Showtime the past couple years, it was my favorite network there for a long stretch with shows like Homeland, Ray Donovan, Nurse Jackie, Shameless, The Affair, etc. It's been around a long time, since the mid-70s, and was a channel I grew up with. It's how I got to see a lot of theatrical movies back in the 80s.Showtime to Be Rebranded 'Paramount+ with Showtime,' Added to Paramount+ Premium Tier
It’s been a long time coming, but later this year, Paramount Global will finally fully integrate the streaming arm of its premium cable channel Showtime into its flagship streaming service Paramount+. To mark the …
Showtime has been not worth for what they charge for it for awhile now, once they lost the rights to most new movies to Epix years ago, all they had then were a few series.
Nah, I think you're exaggerating the situation. At the very least, HBO isn't going away. It's one of the most valuable brands in television history. And it continues to produce both a ton of awards nominations as well as big hits, like their new series The Last of Us. Not sure what its ultimate distribution model will look like but I do think that, when the dust settles in a few years, HBO will still be standing.
The Last of Us was ordered to series in 2020 and mostly filmed before Discovery took over, the new regime had nothing to do with it.
Just not as HBO-
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I only took Paramount to watch Star Trek tv shows and Evil that used to be on CBS. I pay for it monthly, but I don't watch as much during the off seasons.
Heh, I was the one predicting that the service would be renamed Max many months ago. But there will still be an HBO branded hub within it, which will be home to its best collection of scripted content, and (unlike with Showtime) the original linear cable channels will still be branded as simply "HBO".The Last of Us was ordered to series in 2020 and mostly filmed before Discovery took over, the new regime had nothing to do with it.
Just not as HBO-
Warner Bros. Discovery closes in on 'Max' as the name of its combined HBO Max-Discovery+ streaming service
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to merge its HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services in the spring and will rename the service.
I believe so also, but all the insider investment sheets keep writing do not believe they will make it till the end of the year without filing for chapter 11.
It would surprise me if WBD filed for chapter 11 this year but, even if they did, the company wouldn't just go poof and disappear. It would open up a reorg process to help them stay afloat and make their debt load more manageable. Whether that happens or not, Zaslav's job for the next year or so is to clean up the WBD balance sheet and make it as presentable as possible to whoever's going to strike a deal to buy or merge with it in 2024. I continue to think Universal would be the best match...
That is what all the analysts say in the newsletters I get.
In one year, tough to do, especially when everything as seem to go wrong for the company since Discovery has taken over, Box Office flops, per sub fees collected down, no growth for HBO, advertising down, having to cancel stuff for tax write off, selling content cheap to basically raise some cash, 50 Billion in debt, bond/interest payments due, almost out of cash.
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I do also, their total assets exceeds Warner/Discovery by $120 Billion, the Dark Horse would be Apple, sooner or later I expect them to buy a studio with a lot of content, also exceeds Warner assets by more then $210 billion and has a lot of cash still, $48 Billion, Comcast only has $5 billion in cash.
Well, I'm not denying that WBD is in bad shape (which only makes a future takeover more likely). I'm just saying that those assets aren't going to disappear, and that the business will hobble along until a deal is made in the next 1-2 years, during which time Zas is cutting some of the fat (something everyone in Hollywood seems to be doing right now) and making their financials, well, at least less bad than they are now. After bottoming out around Christmas, their stock price has rebounded somewhat, so I think Wall Street likes the tact that Zas is taking.That is what all the analysts say in the newsletters I get.
In one year, tough to do, especially when everything as seem to go wrong for the company since Discovery has taken over, Box Office flops, per sub fees collected down, no growth for HBO, advertising down, having to cancel stuff for tax write off, selling content cheap to basically raise some cash, 50 Billion in debt, bond/interest payments due, almost out of cash.
And now is such a bad time for new loans because of rates, banks will smell the desperation from Warner.
Hence why they are now trying to sell assets, rumor is Warner offered DC to Disney for $10 Billion, Disney said no of course, does not need it because of Marvel and too big of a price.
Now trying to sell Warner Music for $1 Billion.
Warner Bros. Discovery exploring sale of music assets that could be valued at $1bn+ (report) - Music Business Worldwide
Warner Bros Discovery was formed in April last year via the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery…
I do also, their total assets exceeds Warner/Discovery by $120 Billion, the Dark Horse would be Apple, sooner or later I expect them to buy a studio with a lot of content, also exceeds Warner assets by more then $210 billion and has a lot of cash still, $48 Billion, Comcast only has $5 billion in cash.
Amazon also, but they just bought MGM so that should be enough for now.
When CBS All Access started, I didn't think it would work, but it has been one of the most consistent streaming services so far. Maybe one day it will actually make money.
As it said in my link, predicting 2024, with cost savings ( adding Showtime, content sharing, cutting down on content because of sharing, etc) and the next price increase, looking over the financials, I believe they are correct
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