Re:AT&T Is Dragging HBO's Streaming Strategy Out of the Dark...
by Retric on Thursday March 14, 2019 @02:46PM
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It matters both to compare models and for consistency going forward. Continuing a hit series is a lower risk in the short term, but you need constant pipeline as shows eventually die off.
In terms of GoT they need to pay a 3rd party money reducing profits and their is a limited amount of such content which they need to compete for. They also paid for the the True Blood novels and created less compelling content.
This both hurts their bottom line and creates real risk if they can’t find any affordable content to base their next series off of.
PS: The other issue with long running content is anyone who does not like the series will write off HBO for the next 5+ years when it’s running unless they have other high quality content.
In terms of GoT they need to pay a 3rd party money reducing profits and their is a limited amount of such content which they need to compete for. They also paid for the the True Blood novels and created less compelling content.
This both hurts their bottom line and creates real risk if they can’t find any affordable content to base their next series off of.
PS: The other issue with long running content is anyone who does not like the series will write off HBO for the next 5+ years when it’s running unless they have other high quality content.