Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, speaks onstage during Warner Bros. Discovery's 2025 upfront presentation. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Thursday is the day when Warner Bros. Discovery will receive formal bids from potential acquirers. One of those bids is all but certain to come from Paramount, which under CEO David Ellison mostly replaced the creative executives running that company in favor of his own team. It's the sort of news that could consume many an entertainment executive concerned for the future of their careers, and their team's future. HBO Max chief Casey Bloys, however, isn't spending much time thinking about it. Related Stories TV Gay Hockey Romance Series 'Heated Rivalry' Acquired By HBO Max in U.S. and Australia Business Netflix Stock Falls After Analyst Questions Potential Warner Bros. Discovery Bid "I had a town hall a couple weeks ago, and I said, the the only thing you can do in this process, and the best thing you can do, is just focus on your job, which is making the most impactful programming in whatever genre," Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter at a media event in New York Thursday, when asked about the likely looming acquisition, noting that for now it remains "theoretical." "It's kind of a waste of energy, because I don't know what's going to happen," Bloys added. "Now, that being said, I'm obviously very proud of what we've done at HBO and HBO Max. I would like to see that continue," Bloys continued. "We've all worked at HBO for a long time. I'm proud of our track record, but, you have to go into these process with an open mind. And a lot of it is out of our hands." Bloys and his team have helped HBO Max propel itself into the upper echelons of streaming, but a likely deal (be it from Paramount, Comcast or Netflix) would all but certainly change its course. That said, as he noted Thursday, the HBO team has a long tenure and a long track record, underscoring that any deal that sees HBO Max change hands would benefit from keeping that team and their approach to programming intact, even if it becomes part of yet another larger corporate strategy or play. Tony Maglio contributed reporting. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Gotham Awards The Gotham's Filmmaker Magazine to Be Rebooted Under Vanity Fair Veteran Mike Hogan (Exclusive) Rupert Murdoch The Next Murdoch Bet: Page Six Hollywood Production News: Film/TV Tax Incentives, Locations and More 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' to Relocate to California After Nabbing $32 Million in Filming Subsidies Verizon Verizon to Cut 13,000 Jobs, Set Up $20 Million "Reskilling" Fund for Laid Off Staff In "Age of AI" music Poll: AI Is Transforming How We Think About Music Scott Cooper Stacey Wilson Hunt Sets Second Season (and New Home) for 'My Hollywood Story' Podcast Gotham Awards The Gotham's Filmmaker Magazine to Be Rebooted Under Vanity Fair Veteran Mike Hogan (Exclusive) Rupert Murdoch The Next Murdoch Bet: Page Six Hollywood Production News: Film/TV Tax Incentives, Locations and More 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' to Relocate to California After Nabbing $32 Million in Filming Subsidies Verizon Verizon to Cut 13,000 Jobs, Set Up $20 Million "Reskilling" Fund for Laid Off Staff In "Age of AI" music Poll: AI Is Transforming How We Think About Music Scott Cooper Stacey Wilson Hunt Sets Second Season (and New Home) for 'My Hollywood Story' Podcast