Judging by the wording of that press release, think that’s right. It seems like SWM’s board reviewed Worner’s position and after they concluded he isn’t the right person to continue in the position (+ having found a replacement), Worner decided to resign.
Think this is a much-needed move by Seven. It’s become clear over the past few years that this is a network which has not only become stagnant with their programming strategy/lineup but has fallen behind in other areas (particularly with their digital strategy & in the SVOD space).
While Worner has overseen some important initiatives (eg; launching and growing Seven Studios), the network desperately needs fresh ideas and a new strategy to compete against a resurgent Nine - hopefully Warburton will provide that for them
Of course, no doubt. Though I will say that Seven are a shocker when it comes to movies and ads, “Sweet Home Alabama” on 7flix the other night had one about 6 or 7min into the film! Woeful.
Should be minimum (at least first ad break - to attract viewers) not before 15min in at a minimum. 20min is better (which to their credit they did with the premiere of “Wonder Woman” the other week).
He seems like a bit of a lightweight and has quite a dour personality.
Seven need to fail more for a bit of a time to come to ensure some sort of revitalization. When they air the rubbish they show post 7:30 they deserve to fail. Utter crap. They only survive because of the AFL, winning nationally in news and breakfast and their reliance on legacy ratings in Perth.
So Seven has installed a CEO who was partly responsible for Being Lara Bingle, Everybody Dance Now, The Shire and inflicting Paul Henry on an unsuspecting audience while heading Ten?
I often wondered why a network hadn’t tried the former Nova style of ads and try and turn them into a more premium offering for advertisers - given no one has tried it, suggests that it may not work though
