Filmmakers Scorsese, Spielberg, Anderson Step In to Help Shape TCM's Future
- Warner Bros. Discovery planned mass cuts and changes to Turner Classic Movies that concerned fans and industry leaders.
- Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson spoke with Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav to express their concerns over the changes.
- Charles Tabesh, TCM's head programmer, will keep his position and now report to Warner Bros. film executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.
- Scorsese, Spielberg, and Anderson have volunteered to help guide TCM's curation and programming without pay.
- Warner Bros. Discovery has increased funding and licensing for TCM by 30% and aims to expand the channel.