Jeff Bewkes: If Premium VOD Hurts Theatrical Business, 'We All Have to Rethink' It
8:47 AM PDT 5/4/2011 by Georg Szalai
The Time Warner CEO also says he doesn't see a benefit in spinning off HBO and suggests few Netflix users have discontinued their pay TV subscriptions.
NEW YORK - Time Warner chairman and CEO Jeff Bewkes said Wednesday that his company will evaluate the success of premium VOD tests over time to make sure the new early-release film window doesn't undermine theatrical ticket sales.
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