It’s the end of an era at HBO: Richard Plepler is stepping down as chairman and CEO after nearly three decades at the network, our sister site Variety reports.
In fact, Variety reports that Plepler bristled at the prospect of WarnerMedia combining HBO and the Turner networks and eliminating a significant number of jobs.
He’s not the only pay-cable exec on the move, either: Chris Albrecht, who preceded Plepler at HBO, stepped down as Starz’s CEO earlier this month.
He was promoted to co-president of HBO in 2007, overseeing the network’s programming slate, before moving up to become chairman and CEO in 2013.