The idea of selling a show outside of your ecosystem wasnt an unusual idea.
At HBO we did it a lot.
… We basically sold everything.
Casey Bloys, Chairman & CEO, HBO and HBO Max ContentJerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media
Streamingstarted off as an exclusive-centric race, with companies clawing back rights to major properties, but Warner Bros. And in terms of Max circulation, there can be additional benefits, Bloys added.
So, it has been helpful.
That said, I dont think youre going to see more recent shows [being licensed].
I am comfortable with it, and so far it seems to be working.
Discovery and other studios, wont alter his approach.
The SAG-AFTRA strike, meanwhile, overlapped with the WGA but remains unresolved.
Weve got scenarios that we would employ, but Im really hoping we dont have to.
But its definitely on the list and I think every streamer is thinking about it.
