Filmmakers intervene to protect beloved classic film channel amid massive studio overhaul

Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson held an emergency call with Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav to discuss layoffs at Turner Classic Movies.
The layoffs targeted executives responsible for curating TCM's programming, causing concern the channel may be shut down or change focus.
Zaslav reached out to reassure the filmmakers that TCM's essence would remain intact, but the channel's future remains uncertain under new leadership.
The changes are part of wider cost-cutting at Warner Bros. Discovery as it grapples with debt from a recent merger.
Film fans and preservationists worry that further marginalizing TCM could threaten cinematic history.