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  1. #Disney announces that it will no longer report #streaming #subscriber stats to investors for its #subscriptionTV services including #Hulu and #ESPN+, following the announcement that it's also ending pioneering standalone streaming brand Hulu, a former joint venture with #Comcast that is now going to be #PhasedOut with content folded into the Disney+ brand

    Ironically, a similar move by #Discovery after acquiring and killing off the #HBOMax brand to call itself simply #Max has seen Warner Bros buyer David Zaslav's money losing meddlers relaunch and rebrand their #StreamingApp with the trusted old name again. The HBO Max tile returned this summer to devices a few years after ill advisedly offing the time tested #HomeBoxOffice media brand-name, which apparently only led to creating consumer confusion and blowback. Chairman #Zaslav apparently felt the legacy premium subscription service HBO name was a "hindrance" according to #Bloomberg but he has finally relented and backtracked from believing his own B.S after angry shareholders seethed, and one Redditor recently compared the costly corporate gaffe "as if Coke Zero had decided to rebrand as Zero..."

    variety.com/2025/digital/news/ #BrandRecognition #JointVentures

    vulture.com/article/why-max-is

    bloomberg.com/news/newsletters

    androidpolice.com/max-re-rebra

    #TV #MediaIndustry #Entertainment

  2. This Movie Is Streaming Only. Should We Lower Our Expectations? - As more films skip theaters and head straight to streaming, we asked our critics to talk openly ab... more: nytimes.com/2020/03/12/movies/ #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #web-originalprogramming #amazon.cominc #homeboxoffice #television #disneyplus #netflixinc #movies

  3. Richard Plepler, Former HBO Boss, Is Close to Apple Deal - The executive, known as an Emmy magnet before leaving HBO in February, is in talks to make shows f... more: nytimes.com/2019/11/12/busines #pleplerrichard #homeboxoffice #appletvplus #television #cueeddy #media

  4. HBO Max Details Set to Be Released at WarnerMedia Event - It’s presentation day for the future online home of “Friends” and “Game of Thrones.” more: nytimes.com/2019/10/29/busines #gameofthrones(tvprogram) #friends(tvprogram) #warnermediallc #homeboxoffice #stankeyjohnt #television #at&tinc

  5. ‘Silicon Valley,’ Darker Than Ever, Captures the Bleak Mood of Tech - In its final season, the HBO satire asks the big questions: Can good coexist with greed? Does mone... more: nytimes.com/2019/10/27/arts/te #siliconvalley(tvprogram) #computersandtheinternet #scienceandtechnology #homeboxoffice #television

  6. As HBO Celebrates a Big Night, Questions About Its Future Loom - The cable network won more Emmys than anyone else on Sunday night, but competition is growing and ... more: nytimes.com/2019/09/23/busines #amazon.cominc #homeboxoffice #stankeyjohnt #television #emmyawards #netflixinc #bloyscasey #at&tinc

  7. Netflix Signs the Duo Behind HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ - David Benioff and D.B. Weiss agreed to a deal that will have them creating new TV shows and films ... more: nytimes.com/2019/08/07/busines #gameofthrones(tvprogram) #web-originalprogramming #writingandwriters #waltdisneycompany #homeboxoffice #television #netflix #movies

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