WBD's Exiting Network Head Kathleen Finch: 'Stop Using the Word Cable'

Story by Ellise Shafer

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WBD network chief Kathleen Finch bids farewell with a bold call to ditch the 'cable' label and embrace the changing content landscape.

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Finch urges industry to stop using the term 'cable' as she prepares to retire, arguing that 'what we do is content' in the modern viewing era.
During a keynote at Content London, Finch emphasized that audiences now consume content on their own terms, no longer bound by traditional cable distribution.

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Kathleen Finch, Warner Bros. Discovery