HBO's New Bosses at AT&T Want Network to Be More Like Netflix

  • Stankey calls for more production from premium channel
  • Analysts fret that HBO’s quality and reputation may suffer
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HBO faces a vexing question under its new corporate overlord: How much is too much?

At a recent town hall with network employees, John Stankey, the head of AT&T Inc.’s new entertainment division, signaled a new, more aggressive course for New York-based HBO, the crown jewel of the phone company’s $85 billion Time Warner Inc. purchase.