Movies: Turner Classic Movie channel... End of an era?

[Jumptheshark]

TCM Host Offers Encouraging Update Amid Layoffs: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’

Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz is addressing the channel's major layoffs — get full statement.

tvline.com

Turner Classic Movies Now To Have Films Curated By Warner Bros’ Michael De Luca & Pamela Abdy

Amidst mounting concern for the future of Turner Classic Movies following the latest in restructuring at Warner Bros Discovery, CEO David Zaslav has looked to assuage fears by placing the channel under the creative control of Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, the Co-Chairpersons and CEOs of...

uk.news.yahoo.com

Here in England it has been announced they will be ending options end this of this month. In the USA 80% layoffs are happening. When it first came out, Turner Classic movies was the go to channel for classic or fringe movies that ran around the clock. But now in with the 10k channels and streaming services and all the cut backs at Warner Brothers, it looks like one of my favourite channels is about to be nuked across the board

We have talked about streaming services merging or ending and not much about channels like TCM and others that are fighting a losing battle

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[Ben Grimm]

It's the best movie channel.

 

[Mario_is_BACK!!]

This WB/D merger has been catastrophic for both parties. Zaslav doesn’t know what he’s doing at all. What a disaster. So shameful and could have easily been avoided.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Nooooooooooooooo!!!

I like TCM

 

[Guardian17]

Sad news.

 

[Unholy Diver]

That stinks, the merger seems to have just made a lot of things worse