{"id":812,"date":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknologi.news.eraenterprise.id\/?p=812"},"modified":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T12:00:00","slug":"the-plan-to-quietly-kill-coyote-v-acme-blew-up-in-david-zaslavs-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknologi.news.eraenterprise.id\/?p=812","title":{"rendered":"The plan to quietly kill Coyote v. Acme blew up in David Zaslav\u2019s face"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An illustration of David Zaslav with Wile E. Coyote on his shoulder.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge, Getty Images, Warner Bros. Discovery\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/268488_Coyote_v_Acme_backfired_CVirginia.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>This is <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/the-stepback-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Stepback<\/a>,<em> a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on Hollywood trends and streaming culture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/charles-pulliam-moore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow Charles Pulliam-Moore<\/a>. <\/em>The Stepback<em> arrives in our subscribers&#8217; inboxes on Sundays at 8AM ET. Opt in for <\/em>The Stepback<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it started<\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Under David Zaslav&#8217;s leadership, WBD got <em>very <\/em>into the practice of shelving its own nearly completed projects in order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/08\/03\/1115380005\/warner-bros-kills-off-batgirl-movie-90-million-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cash in on subsequent tax write-offs<\/a>. To help deal with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/807438\/warner-bros-discovery-history-of-mergers-paramount-apple-netflix-amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its looming debt and operating costs<\/a>, the studio killed Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/2\/23288198\/batgirl-warner-bros-release-canceled-streaming-theatrical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live-action <em>Batgirl<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>feature and the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/scoob-holiday-haunt-michael-kurinsky-scooby-doo-shelved-1235429928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Scoob! Holiday Haunt <\/em>movie<\/a> from Michael Kurinsky  \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/column\/918079\/david-zaslav-warner-bros-discovery-coyote-v-acme-batgirl-tax-writeoffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. 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