Tag: are
HBO and HBO Max are reportedly laying off 70 production staffers
The major cost-cutting drive at Warner Bros. Discovery is continuing, as the company is reportedly laying off around 70 workers across HBO and HBO Max. Most of the cuts are on the side of the streaming service, according to Deadline.
The layoffs account for around 14 percent of staffers across the two divisions. HBO Max’s nonfiction team is being downsized, which isn’t surprising given the influx of reality and documentary programming from the Discovery side of the business. Leadership may believe it’s redundant for HBO Max to have its own reality division. As Variety notes, kids’ programming will be less of a priority for HBO Max too, as there have been cuts to the live-action family originals department.
Although there had been rumors that the ax would fall on many HBO Max originals as part of budget cuts and a changing strategies, that’s not exactly that case, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The publication notes that leadership at the streaming service is expanding its lineup of originals, albeit with fewer non-fiction and live-action family projects. No projects were canceled as part of today’s layoffs.
Warner Bros. Discovery recently cannedBatgirl and Scoob!: Holiday Haunt, movies that were lined up as HBO Max exclusives. According to reports, the company shelved the films in favor of tax breaks.
In addition, HBO Max’s casting and international teams have been downsized. The team that handles acquisitions of third-party content has been affected too. Meanwhile, layoffs are said to be expected in other Warner Bros. Discovery divisions. Engadget has contacted HBO Max for comment.
WarnerMedia and Discovery merged in April to form Warner Bros. Discovery. An effort to slash costs got underway quickly, with the company announcing it would shut down CNN+ only a few weeks after that streaming service launched. Next year, the company will merge HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single platform. It’s not yet clear what the unified streaming service will be called, though it may retain the HBO Max name or, according to one report, it could simply be named “Max.”
NFT Games Are Better Than Traditional Games, Urvit Goel
Gremlins’ Stripe and Black Adam are probably coming to MultiVersus
![](https://asset.vg247.com/multiversus_TxduvPS.jpg/BROK/resize/1920x1920%3E/format/jpg/quality/80/multiversus_TxduvPS.jpg)
A new MultiVersus leak appears to have revealed that someone fed a Mogwai after midnight (also Black Adam is there).
After a short delay, MultiVersus Season One launches later today, and soon enough the game will see the arrival of Morty of Rick and Morty fame. But it also seems that some more characters that haven’t had an official reveal yet were accidentally shown off early, as reported by Eurogamer.
Game director Tony Huynh shared yesterday (August 14) that players could expect to see some unannounced characters in the login screen today (August 15), presumably once Season One launched, but an ad on the Xbox store has gone live a little bit early.
Windows 11 22H2 arrives soon — are you ready to deploy?
The development of Windows 11 22H2 is in the home stretch, which means as an IT admin, I’m paying attention to some of the features and technologies it brings with it and planning ahead for deployment.
Like many users, I’m facing the Windows 11 “hardware issue” — I have few computers, either at home or at the office, that can officially support the new OS. (And I’m not one to recommend using hacks to get around the hardware block.)
Currently, you can pick up reasonably priced Windows 10 laptops that will support Windows 11 as well as Microsoft devices for education. With school starting soon, you might want to reach out to your children’s school technology departments to see whether they offer any back-to-school bargains that include Windows 11-supported devices.
Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
DC antihero Black Adam and Gremlins bad boy Stripe are coming to MultiVersus
![](https://assets2.rockpapershotgun.com/multiversus-a.jpg/BROK/resize/1920x1920%3E/format/jpg/quality/80/multiversus-a.jpg)
Franchise mash-up brawler MultiVersus slams into season one today, despite only recently being postponed indefinitely. Although nothing has been announced yet, it appears that DC Comics supervillain Black Adam and Gremlins antagonist Stripe are new characters being teased for the game’s roster of fighters. Players are sharing screenshots and footage of ads for MultiVersus that show off the gruesome twosome.
Lizzo Teases ‘2 B Loved’ Video: ‘Are You Ready?’
Lizzo is hot on the promotional trail.
Case in point, she is now teasing her upcoming music video for her song ‘2 B Loved.’
Full story below…
Taking to social media, the hitmaker gave fans a sneak peak at the concept of the video, which begins with the wedding set from ‘Truth Hurts’ and ends with the singer riding in a car like a runaway bride.
» Read more about: Lizzo Teases ‘2 B Loved’ Video: ‘Are You Ready?’ »
The post Lizzo Teases ‘2 B Loved’ Video: ‘Are You Ready?’ appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. – Thirsty?.
Spider-Man mods are here, you can already play as Black Cat or Stan Lee and wear the symbiote suit
I’ve ‘Hunted Ghosts’ For Paranormal TV Shows My Whole Career. These Are The Tricks They Use To Fool You – The Independen…
— Delivered by Feed43 service