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Warner Bros. Discovery Pulling Back From 'More Is Better' Streaming Strategy, Bets Big On Premium Content — And Letting Scooby-Doo Sniff Out New Fans On Netflix
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 10:46pm | 896Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) is reshaping its streaming strategy, cutting back on sheer content volume and doubling down on premium franchises, all while striking licensing deals like sending Scooby-Doo over to Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX). What Happened: On Thursday, during the company's...
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What Investors Need To Know About ABC's New 2016 Fall Season
Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 9:57am | 749It is that time of the year again when networks reboot themselves with a brand new schedule and a brand new crop of rookie series. For investors, it is an important period as well, as it can give them a snapshot of how a network will do over the next season, and in many cases, how that will...
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ABC Joins Live Music Programming Trend With 'For The Record Live' Specials
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 12:57pm | 247ABC's (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)) new head Channing Dungey already made her mark on her network's schedule a month ago with her "Black Thursday" cleansing and now she's looking towards the future. As part of those trends, Dungey has given the greenlight to "For The...
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ABC Expands Comedy Slate As New Network Chief Shakes Things Up
Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 9:43am | 304Channing Dungey may have inherited a pilot slate overseen by her predecessor Paul Lee, but she definitely is making it her own. The new head of ABC (Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS) owned) revealed her first fall schedule on Tuesday, and the news came on the heels of a massive amount of cancellations....
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Networks Prepare For Upfronts By Wielding Axes On 'Black Thursday'
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 1:12pm | 361It was a bloody, bloody day for the major networks, as TV executives began making their hardest decisions of the year. While investors and analysts expected the moves, it is still always jarring to see so many shows dismissed so quickly. In fact, four of the five major networks made at least one...
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ABC's New President Switches Things Up With Early Renewals For Multiple Series
Sunday, March 6, 2016 - 4:49pm | 279Over the past few years it has been Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s ABC's policy not to renew many (if any) of its series until right before its annual upfront in May. This year, that won't be the case, as new ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey surprised audiences and analysts on Thursday...