tym@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe Problem with Jon Stewart cancellation highlights a problem for Apple’s contentarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1788arrow-down124cross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up1764arrow-down1external-linkThe Problem with Jon Stewart cancellation highlights a problem for Apple’s contentarstechnica.comtym@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square103fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·1 year agoHBO doesn’t have a hardware business dependent upon China
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoMy guess is that it has more to do with viewership and Emmy wins. His show was frequently telling people that AT&T has terrible service. I can’t imagine AT&T would’ve let that fly if he wasn’t driving viewers and signups.
minus-squareWolf_359@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoCapitalism can commercialize anything including critiques of capitalism. Similarly, corporations can sell anything, including critiques of themselves. Reminds me of the Beatles selling “Beatles Hater” merch.
HBO doesn’t have a hardware business dependent upon China
My guess is that it has more to do with viewership and Emmy wins. His show was frequently telling people that AT&T has terrible service. I can’t imagine AT&T would’ve let that fly if he wasn’t driving viewers and signups.
Capitalism can commercialize anything including critiques of capitalism.
Similarly, corporations can sell anything, including critiques of themselves.
Reminds me of the Beatles selling “Beatles Hater” merch.