WBD CEO: We Don’t Need Any More Sports

[DaBadGuy7]

If I’m MLB or NHL, I wouldn’t be thrilled with those comments:

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[LadyStanley]

NBA, NHL, Unrivaled.

What else do they have?

 

[Chileiceman]

NBA, NHL, Unrivaled.

What else do they have?

NCAA tournament, MLB, Mountain West, The Match golf, NASCAR. They've gone hard after sports over the last couple of years, not just in US, but also internationally.

 

[varsaku]

NBA, NHL, Unrivaled.

What else do they have?

Isn't NBA leaving WBD? That would leave really only NHL as their big 4 content.

 

[Reaser]

Isn't NBA leaving WBD? That would leave really only NHL as their big 4 content.

MLB. Which that deal expires the same year (about 4 months after) the NHL deal does.

 

[joelef]

Seems like trying to spin losing the nba

wbd just made a big stink about turning TruTV into a sport station. This is clearly pr spin

 

[Voight]

Live sports is one of the biggest (if not THE) moneymakers for TV companies, so this is odd.

 

[PCSPounder]

Live sports is one of the biggest (if not THE) moneymakers for TV companies, so this is odd.

Considering recent losses in viewership, it’s fair to ask if sports are still making money for media.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

This is his way of saying they're not going to overpay for Sunday Night Baseball.

 

[Takuto Maruki]

Zaslav said the exact same thing towards the NBA when it came time to re-up the national TV contract. His bluff was proven instantly wrong (and pissed off a whole lot of people at Turner Sports) and was soon enough groveling and begging Adam Silver to come back.

Frankly put, I wouldn't task Zaslav with wiping shit off the bottom of my shoe.

 

[Takuto Maruki]

Double post, but reading the actual AA article, and this line especially makes me both laugh, and seethe knowing what WBD actually does:

HBO has been made a joke since you took it over. You can half the 'quality content, movies, series' you make to commit effective tax fraud.