Five years ago this week… Faultline caught Synamedia CEO Paul Segre in his first proper press appearance since joining the video technology company 18 months earlier. At the time, Segre talked about multi-tenant SaaS, tiny OTT clients, and feature-velocity, all while insisting that “100% growth is coming from the streaming side.” Fast forward to today, and much of that has paid off, though as a privately-held company the exact financial details are unknown. Synamedia’s SaaS pivot is no longer a teaser, with smaller operators onboard and the streaming footprint growing. HBO Max could vanish by 2027: The Warner Bros Discovery–Paramount merger is putting HBO Max in limbo. Paramount CEO David Ellison insists HBO will remain “independent” inside a combined app, but good luck figuring…