WBD reached 215 million Europeans during Paris Olympic Games
Warner Bros Discovery saw more than 600 million minutes of Summer Olympic Games content streamed during the competition.
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.
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WBD sees 1 billion minutes streamed from Paris Olympics coverage
The company holds the pan-European rights to the games, available through Max, Discovery Plus and Eurosport.