Peter Kafka

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair OK. HBO Max Originals. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair Also, South Park, which we knew about. And more Adult Swim stuff. And anime from Crunchyroll, another AT&T asset. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair (But for now: https://t.co/RptG1kWGG1 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair FRIENDS. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair Hey, we own DC. This is one of the few times when someone brags about Suicide Squad. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair Lots of movies. Like HBO. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair Sesame Street. Do you have a vague memory of Apple announcing Sesame Street programming for Apple TV+ back in March? You are correct. https://t.co/xfL71QU2a0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair Reilly messaging: We may not have all the shows Netflix has but we don't need them. The top shows drive all the usage. Also we are bringing back shows we sell to Netflix and others. See: Friends. Friends. Friends. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair We're going after an audience of 75mm people in the U.S. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair There goes JJ. Now, Kevin Reilly, running originals for HBO Max (and also Turner, etc) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rjcc: JJ Abrams is really the big winner of things in media https://t.co/pz5oUaU8wQ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys @AoDespair And here comes JJ Abrams, last seen onstage at Apple's streaming service reveal. Small world. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys Am I going to watch @AoDespair's Plot Against America? You betcha. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys Now clips of upcoming HBO shows. You can't see these on the livestream. Pretty sure you'll be able to see them soon, though. They have very good audio in this room. This room is also very, very cold. — PolitiTweet.org

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@loudmouthjulia @kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys yup but they also dropped out stuff they already made so... — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys HBO Max will let people watch those old shows (just like HBO will). Plus new HBO shows (which are also obviously going to be on HBO). — PolitiTweet.org

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@loudmouthjulia @kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys this the same problem (?) that plagued the Disney+ reveal. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew @Caseybloys Bloys is now going to show us clips of old HBO shows. Many of them are excellent! (I have have been re-bingeing The Wire and am up to Season 3, episode 9. Stringer + Avon 4ever) — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew Here's HBO programming head Casey Bloys, who actually was doing this job before AT&T bought his company. (Thank you for Watchmen @Caseybloys). — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew WarnerMedia programming boss Bob Greenblatt is using a quadrant graph to show analysts that his company will offer programing aimed at every single human in the world. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @pkafka: @kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew HBO Max launches May 2020 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew HBO Max launches May 2020 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew For instance: https://t.co/vgn7jZnUPk — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew Now, per Stankey, we're going to see talent and executives "most of whom have been with us" since AT&T bought Time Warner. This is a subtweet to the many (accurate) stories about the fact that all of the people who used to run Time Warner have left. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew Just read the Reuters piece. https://t.co/Eo2n82SlQD — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew And again, another Reuters repeat: Projects 50mm subs by 2025. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew Here, again, repeating what he told Reuters: 10mm AT&T subs who already get HBO will get HBO Max for free. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew HBO Max launches 2020. A version with ads launches with 2021. Sometime after that come "unique live, interactive and special event programing." — PolitiTweet.org

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@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew And we're going to sell more ads on our streaming services, which is good bc our traditional cable audience is going away. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Kafka @pkafka

@kenli729 @RichLightShed @ballmatthew Here's WarnerMedia CEO (and maybe future AT&T CEO) John Stankey. His pitch to investors: We're going up against Apple, Amazon, Google and Netflix. Also, selling HBO to our phone customers helps us keep our phone customers. — PolitiTweet.org