>>941259
Toonami used to be it's own thing, but is now a programming block of AS. AS is unlikely to get completely destroyed, more likely just (((rebranded))), as CN can't afford to have half of it's broadcast day vanish (then they make no money) and cartoons for kids aren't selling as well as stoner humour at midnight on AS.
I've written thousands of words in austistic essays on CN's problems which I always forget to screencap so I have to rewrite them and I've come to a pretty good solution that would prop them up for long/short term success:
>fire miller, replace her with me or someone who can follow this shitty plan
>produce more short content (2-6 minutes) for a wider variety of shows
Things like Justice League Action's shorts, that are well made, are not ads and are very similar to the show they're from. This entices kids to hang around to watch the main show which might be on at a time they aren't aware of. Show a short after a popular timeslot, plug the date/time of the main show, ratings for it will go up.
>produce more 22 minute shows
Greenlight things a lot more haphazardly for 6-12 months. They have the capital for this, so they should reach out to prior vets like Genndy and his posse of early CN friends to greenlight them their dream shows. Also chuck in a few indie things from new creators, but make sure they're all using different artstyles so it's not a shitty blur of the same thing.
>third party
Stop being complete jews when it comes to things like DC's shows. They're owned by the same company, but CN refuses to play nicely with superhero shows despite their raging success because they don't get toy rights, which is what they crave. This is hard due to shareholders, but should work out over time as the new shows should balance out profits.
>prior shows
Any timeslot they can't fill with a new episode, chuck in one from a while back. Mix it up instead of playing the same episode of Gumball for the 3rd time that week, as you lose audiences that have already seen it. Also, on weekends, put on a marathon of an older show to try and raise attention to it, which can lead to extra DVD sales, toy sales or potentially new episodes of the show.
>extend hours
This one would be the hardest, but from my point of view of their business practices, the best strategy.
Kill [AS]'s programming at nights by a shit ton and give them only 11pm-6am. Potentially less. Move [AS] to a more digital format, which is what they seem to be really good at and trying to expand into. Everything goes on streaming, and get people watching livestreams instead of tv. It suits their audience (redditors/millenials/stoners) much more. Hardcode ads into the stream between episodes so streams can't be mirrored skipping ads that something like AdBlocker would skip.
This would be better for AS and CN for a few reasons, like CN having more time for broadcasting new shows, and for AS to better reach their target audience. Young adults are more likely to hit a shitty social media button next to a stream than look up from the TV, grab phone/laptop/computer and manually do it. They are also more likely to invest in VOD ads than traditional TV ads according to market research.
There, they now increase original content which attracts more viewers, cut out the cancer killing them slowly and make more money. The only reason they won't is because:
>AS is a staple and they are afraid of change
>It would cost more money in the first 12-18 months than what they're doing now, and they only care about quarterly finances than long-term growth