Warner Brothers Discovery is in the midst of making major cost-cutting changes at the network, which has resulted in layoffs and many shakeups to the conglomerate’s assets. This previously put Turner Classic Movies, a network that runs classic films, in jeopardy. When this news started circulating, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson organized a meeting to convince executives of the network's viability. As a result, the three filmmakers will be more involved at TCM than ever.
A recent report by Variety revealed that the efforts by the three auteurs were successful, with TCM remaining and Charlie Tabesh staying on as Head of Programming. Spielberg, Scorsese and PTA have also been tapped to curate content at the network, meaning the directors will be heavily involved in what classic films the channel runs. They will be working with Warner Bros. film heads Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy on the curation efforts The filmmakers issued a joint statement, where they said:
