David Zaslav is fond of his motor racing analogies. The Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO recently said, “If the linear business is a racecar, we’ve got a team of racecar drivers”. “When we …
star Selena Gomez, was an early pandemic hit from IPC that has now run for four seasons, andproducer Scout Productions, has been applauded for bringing something fresh and more diverse to the competition space.
Considering how difficult it has become to launch a new breakout entertainment format, that’s not bad for a service that is just over two years old. HBO Max had become one of the top tier destinations for developing and buying premium non-scripted projects with a twist. The worry for many is that the newly combined service – a composite of HBO Max and Discovery+, which is set to be combined next summer, will not be and that this will largely be down to budgets. “Devastating,” as one source told Deadline.
The streamer has been known to pay close to $2M per hour for non-scripted series, a figure that is nearly four times as high as Discovery’s usual ceiling, outside of the occasional high-profile talent-led project. Producers and agents are concerned that the Discovery-led teams will be looking for more. While the former is a massive hit at a much lower price point, those shows are incredibly rare to find and can become the sole focus of a channel or service.
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