Gerhard Zeiler has talked up the “development of franchises” including Harry Potter, DC and Game of Thrones as the key priority for the merged Warner Bros. Discovery six months after he…
as the key priority for the merged Warner Bros. Discovery six months after he was handed the top international role.keynote, Zeiler said the company would “probably focus more on the development of franchises” and flagged the major tentpoles that he sees as future cashcows. are currently battling it out for global eyeballs, with the WBD show performing strongly, while a wealth of DC movies are incoming.
Zeiler spoke confidently of an improvement in cinema audiences now that the world is emerging from the Covid pandemic, although he conceded that fewer movies are “successful” but added: “The big ones have much better success than anyone forecasted. Everyone who believed cinema is dead has been proven wrong and will be proved wrong in the future. The theatrical business is here to stay, although of course the pandemic changed things.
Talking up post-merger strategy, he appeared to make a barbed jab at Netflix when stating the “path to profitability and revenue” are as important as subscriber numbers. Netflix’s issues with debt has been well publicized in past years. Speaking at one of the UK’s major TV festivals, he said the UK is the “biggest market outside the U.S.” in terms of people, employees and businesses.
Zeiler spoke after recently promoted Warner Bros. Discovery President & Managing Director, EMEA Priya Dogra, one of the big winners from the international restructureZeiler was speaking at RTS London, an all-day event featuring the bosses of the major British broadcasters, production houses and Baz Luhrmann.
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