The Cupboard Problem

Ledgerville! Where a streaming chief quits before the merger. Mayor: who picks the shows now? Baron Von Bottomline: we are optimizing for HBO stability! Dash: translation, the HBO boss gets the job. Pop: she helped build Netflix's hit shows. Zap: star producer leaves in 2029. Cindy Holland spent 13 months signing series; HBO's Casey Bloys, 22 years there, takes the top job; Taylor Sheridan goes to NBCUniversal in 2029.

Paramount's departing streaming chief, Cindy Holland, who helped build Netflix's original shows, spent thirteen months signing series for Paramount+ to balance a slate built on UFC fights and Taylor Sheridan dramas before Sheridan leaves for NBCUniversal in 2029; she says the boss is optimizing for HBO stability, which hands the top job to HBO's Casey Bloys, a 22-year veteran behind Succession and The White Lotus.

Starring

🎙️The AnnouncerMayor PennywhistleBaron Von BottomlineDashPopZap