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Will You Pay to Stream Comfort Shows? Discovery Is About to Find Out



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When Disney+ made its debut, it served up a “Star Wars” blockbuster, “The Mandalorian.” When AppleTV+ came online, it offered a big-budget original series starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. Another newcomer to streaming, HBO Max, lured subscribers with a “Wonder Woman” sequel.Discovery is taking a much different approach with its entry into streaming.“Almost all of the players in the business moved toward scripted series and scripted movies,” David Zaslav, the chief executive of Discovery, said in an interview. “They went to the big stars and the red carpet. The big shiny object.”“We’re not as shiny,” …

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