The staggering number of HBO Max TV shows coming out far outstrips WarnerMedia's cable networks

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• Streaming originals made up 73% of WarnerMedia's TV commissions in Q4 2019, a dramatic increase from just 7% in Q4 2018, according to data firm Ampere Analysis.
• WarnerMedia is launching its Netflix competitor, HBO Max, in May and is investing heavily in original content for it.
• The number of WarnerMedia cable commissions decreased every quarter of 2019, according to Ampere Analysis.
• WarnerMedia is still investing in HBO, but it can be seen as fuel for HBO Max, which will include content from across the company's library.
• Questions still linger about the future of WarnerMedia's other streaming service, DC Universe, which has announced just one new original series, "Stargirl," for 2020 so far.
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WarnerMedia is drastically ramping up its streaming TV output to fuel its upcoming Netflix competitor, HBO Max.

Streaming originals made up 73% of the company's TV commissions in the fourth quarter of 2019, a huge increase from just 7% in Q4 2018, according to a new report from data firm Ampere Analysis on Wednesday.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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