HBO’s Path to Streaming Profit: Sell to Netflix, Slash Marketing and Crack Down on Sharing

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HBO’s Path to Streaming Profit: Sell to Netflix, Slash Marketing and Crack Down on Sharing
admin 2024/03/08 00:49

They chased Netflix and then they cut costs. Neither has worked.
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Hollywood’s oldest studios need a new strategy
After a rocky first year at the helm of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav set a goal that he thought would solve his problems on Wall Street. He would make his streaming business profitable.

Zaslav achieved his goal — sort of — by delivering a direct-to-consumer profit of about $100 million last year. But investors have been unimpressed. Shares in the company are down almost 24% this year.

Learn more:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-04/hbo-s-path-to-streaming-profit-sell-to-netflix-slash-marketing-and-crack-down...

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