CNN All Access subscription tier to include streaming app
CNN will launch a new streaming app that includes linear channels and on-demand programming as part of “CNN All Access,” the network’s comprehensive digital subscription offering.
Warner Bros Discovery
Warner Bros Discovery is an international mass media conglomerate that was formed by the merger of AT&T’s WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc. in April 2022. The company owns several domestic and international pay television channels — including CNN, TBS, TNT, the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, HBO, Cinemax, Eurosport, AT&T Sportsnet, TVN Poland and Three (New Zealand) — along with streaming services Max (formerly HBO Max) and Discovery Plus. The company is based in New York City.
WBD hits “undo” button on Max, will restore HBO Max name
The “Max” brand was supposed to convey “something for everyone.” Turns out, the HBO brand name lent the service more prestige.
CNN developing premium, mobile-first weather app
CNN is developing a new mobile app that will allow weather fans to watch forecasts from the channel and follow significant climate events in real-time
WBD hopes to boot freeloaders from Max by 2026
Warner Bros Discovery is taking a less-aggressive approach in its password-sharing crackdown compared to its peers, but it wants freeloaders off Max within the next year.
WBD: Pay TV bundles hurt domestic streaming ARPU during Q1
Pay TV bundles helped grow WBD’s domestic subscriber count during Q1, but it also impacted a key financial indicator used by analysts to evaluate the health of its streaming business.
Warner Bros Discovery ups global streaming count to 122 million
Warner Bros Discovery posted streaming subscriber gains, but its lackluster distribution and advertising revenue weighed down its overall earnings during Q1.
March Madness helps WBD grow in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge
Warner Bros Discovery had the highest month-over increase in time spent with TV across all platforms, according to the latest Media Distributor Gauge report.
Max moves forward with password-sharing crackdown
The Warner Bros Discovery-owned streaming service is now offering its customers a way to add an “extra member” ahead of a broader crackdown on password-sharing expected this summer.
Warner Bros Discovery streams added to Tablo DVRs
WBD has brought nearly four dozens free streaming channels to Tablo DVRs.
NBA viewership dips 2 percent in final year on TNT Sports
aThe average game attracted a national TV audience of 1.53 million viewers, a figure that accounts for games aired on ESPN, ABC and TNT.
Nielsen begins grouping WBD, Paramount streaming apps in “The Gauge” reports
As it did with Disney in January, Nielsen is now evaluating streaming platforms owned by WBD and Paramount as a single unit in its monthly “The Gauge” reports.
Nielsen: March Madness boosts traditional TV viewing over streaming
The annual men’s college basketball tournament drew sizable audiences to CBS and TNT, with the cable TV sector benefitting the most.