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WBD Expects John Oliver Will Have A “Hot Take” About Its HBO Max Rebrand


Warner Bros. Discovery marketing chief Shauna Spenley says she and other senior execs expect a "hot take" from John Oliver on the HBO Max rebrand.

Discovery marketing chief Shauna Spenley says she and her colleagues will be tuning in more avidly than ever to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. As she was speaking, the Max social media accounts were fully leaning into the humor of the about-face, rolling out the pointing-multiple-Spider-Men memes and other get-a-load-of-us images. In making the argument for one-at-a-time episode drops as opposed to binge releases, Spenley played one of Oliver’s “And Now … This” segments from Last Week Tonight capturing motley TV personalities chattering about the White Lotus finale,

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