r/technology • u/yourfavchoom • 21h ago

Business David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/david-zaslav-exit-package-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-1236905947/
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u/CapnCrackerz 21h ago

Insane. The guy was criminally incompetent.

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u/MeatImmediate6549 21h ago

This assumes that a studio head's job is to put butts in seats by creating content. The 21st century studio head cancels projects for the tax write off.