HBO Max Head Andy Forssell Is Out Ahead Of Discovery Merger
deadline.comIn a bloodbath Tuesday at WarnerMedia before the Discovery merger, add HBO Max Head Andy Forssell to the list of exiting executives.
He joins WarnerMedia studios and networks group chairman and CEO Ann Sarnoff and WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar.It’s been buzzed that Discovery CEO David Zaslav does not like layers.
Well, three layers just got depleted. Indications are that the $43 billion merger is likely to go down on Friday.JB Perrette, President & CEO of Discovery Streaming & International, had been widely speculated to be taking over the combined direct-to-consumer streaming operation even before Forssell’s exit became official.We’re hearing that Warner Bros.
Motion Picture Group Studio Chairman Toby Emmerich; Channing Dungey, Chairman of Warner Bros. Television; HBO Max and HBO Programming Chief Casey Bloys, and Warner Bros.
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