It’s the talk of the town: anxiety over the future merging of Discovery+ and HBO Max. This week has been filled with insane rumors as film and TV creators grapple with the uncertainty of just how both platforms will be combined. After listening to a two-hour earnings presentation, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav put many of the rumors to rest with a simple announcement that the combined platform will launch next summer in the U.S. As for the name of that platform or if one eats the other, well, that’s all going to come into focus at year’s end during an investor presentation. In the meantime, Dan and I attempt to make sense of the decision to scrap DC’s $90 million feature Batgirl and cancel the sweet and low-budget kids and family show The Gordita Chronicles as we decipher and debate Zas’ larger plans.
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