Which media people will we still hear from in 2026? Casey Bloys is on the list. The CEO of HBO and HBO Max is bringing his streaming offering to Germany, Austria, Italy and other EU countries on January 13th. At the same time, the US media manager sees existential challenges for himself and the traditional subscription channel in the bidding dispute for HBO parent company Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Netflix and Paramount are engaged in a merciless bidding war for WBD. No matter who wins, the entertainment industry in the States will change afterwards. Bloys is at the helm of a media company that prides itself on producing the best series in the world. Whether it stays that way remains to be seen.
