As AT&T gears up to acquire Time Warner, mobile content is top-of-mind for teams at both companies. AT&T's CEO Randall Stephenson spoke of these plans on Tuesday, singling out HBO as a Time Warner brand that has become a household name.。 But how would something like 。 But how would something like 。Game of Thrones 。 look on mobile? Shorter — much shorter. "Maybe you want a 20-minute episode," Stephenson suggested, noting before that the mere suggestion would be terrifying for HBO CEO Richard Plepler. 。 "Let the content geniuses and creative geniuses think about this, but curate the content uniquely for a mobile environment," he added.
。SEE ALSO:New 'Game of Thrones' photo points to Arya moving north 。   Stephenson insisted that "broad, deep distribution" is the key to success in the media and entertainment business, and that AT&T had no intention of making Time Warner content exclusive to AT&T customers.
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。Plepler hasn't responded to the suggestion of 20-minute episodes, but if we may speak for the
。 Game of Thrones 。 fandom — NO. By the old gods, and the new, no. 。Twenty minutes is roughly the length of some 。 scenes 。 on 。 Game of Thrones. 。 Short mobile episodes would mean less lingering looks and brooding Jon Snow or brevity of tertiary characters like the very important Podrick Payne. 。 On the flip side, mobile episodes would make for impressive bonus content to tease upcoming seasons or the five spinoffs HBO has in the pipeline. I guess... we'll allow it. 。
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