David Ellison’s Plan for Warner Bros. Is No Longer a Secret
THE SO WHAT
A Warner Bros. strategy that has to both delever and fund a streaming build-out means ruthless prioritization of IP, tech spend, and distribution partnerships. If you sell tooling or content into media, assume fewer experiments and more demand for clear ROI on anything touching audience growth or unit economics.
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