Time Warner’s HBO Tries to Halt Talent Exodus to Netflix

Wall Street Journal: When Netflix tried to woo comedian Jerrod Carmichael away from HBO to do stand-up specials, HBO execs swung into action. They told Carmichael that Netflix, which is bingeing on TV production, wouldn’t be able to tend to him properly. “If you have 50 kids, you’re not going to every soccer game.”