David Zaslav is a fan of popular scripted dramas like The Crown on Netflix and The Undoing on HBO, which he says he watched and enjoyed.
But on Monday, the Discovery president and CEO said his upcoming lifestyle streaming service Discovery+ will launch on Jan. 4, just as TV consumers may have exhausted the scripted dramas and comedies on rival streamers, and crave new and original real-life unscripted fare. "There's all kinds of wonderful content out there.
But if most people are like me, I'm calling my friends and saying what do I watch now?" Zaslav told the UBS Global TMT Virtual Conference during a session that was webcast.
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