Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

Share this post

Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching
HBO fires 70-ish staff
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

HBO fires 70-ish staff

Grim news for HBO staff, but not so much for HBO fans.

Dan Barrett's avatar
Dan Barrett
Aug 15, 2022
∙ Paid

Share this post

Always Be Watching
Always Be Watching
HBO fires 70-ish staff
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
HBO fires 70-ish staff

The headline today is that HBO has fired 70 staff.  But this isn't part of a broad shrinking of HBO - these aren't staff from the areas of HBO that you usually think about when you think HBO. These are the back room creatives and associated professionals who were (largely) hired in 2020 with the formation of HBO Max who were working in the unscripted an…

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Dan Barrett
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More