Dave McNary Film ReporterPatrick Whitesell, executive chairman of WME parent company Endeavor, has blasted WarnerMedia’s stunning plan to stream all 17 of its 2021 Warner Bros.
theatrical releases on HBO Max at the same time as they play in theaters.“Warner Bros. announced a strategy across an entire slate of 2021 movies without consulting with their partners (our clients), not only disregarding our clients’ feelings about the strategy but in many cases constituting a contractual violation,” Whitesell said in a note released Friday. “This is a blatant attempt to self-deal and use our clients work to build their HBO Max streaming service, which our clients have no financial interest in.”“The simultaneous release on HBO Max will cannibalize.
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