AT&T now owns HBO, since the Time Warner merger went through. AT&T has made it clear it wants from the channel: More subscribers watching more programming more hours of the day. That may not fit very well with HBO’s higher-end programming model, which emphasizes quality over quantity.
What will happen to HBO in the hands of AT&T?
Credits
Guest:
- David Folkenflik - NPR media correspondent and author of the book “Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires” - @davidfolkenflik