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Neo2199 OP t1_j9qlj2o wrote

Reply to Warner Bros. Discovery Sees $2.1 Billion Loss in Q4 After Big Writedown; Ad Sales Tumble by Neo2199

> The New York owner of the TNT and TBS cable networks, the HBO Max streaming service and the Warner Bros. production studio reported a net loss of $2.1 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter after the company wrote down $1.85 billion in assets and faced nearly $1.2 billion in restructuring expenses.

> Revenue fell 9%, excluding the results of foreign exchange, and the company saw ad sales decrease 14% as its TV networks, even as it worked to add subscribers to its HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming outlets.

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CurseofLono88 t1_j9qlcaq wrote

Reply to comment by gringo-tico in ‘IT’ Prequel Series ‘Welcome To Derry’ Greenlit At HBO Max by DemiFiendRSA

Andy Muschietti is producing and directing multiple episodes, there is absolutely no way in hell he is gonna switch actors, especially since Bill’s performance was so well received.

Still I was always quite intrigued when Will Poulter was originally cast, I would be super interested in what his take on the character would be

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PropJoe421 t1_j9qivkg wrote

Reply to Why do we always blame streaming services for cancelling shows but never the showrunner/writers for writing cliffhangers? by [deleted]

I usually defend streaming services but I actually think they are mostly responsible for this.

They could make it explicit when they sign the deal that it's a limited/mini series. But they don't because they want hits that they can do 8 seasons of.

Mini series are the way, give you more time than a movie to flesh out a plot, but also gives you a beginning, middle and end. But neither the creative nor business side wants it, actors and writers want the stable work, business wants 100 episodes of hit content, not 10.

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