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.
As of October 2026, Warner Bros Discovery is owned by Skydance, formerly Paramount Global.
WBD acquires Turkish streamer BluTV
WBD has acquired full control of Turkish streamer BluTV after several years of a strategic partnership between the two companies.
WBD, Paramount hold merger talks, report says
Executives from Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount met this week to discuss a possible merger of the companies, according to a report.
Spain’s Movistar Plus will offer Max in early 2024
Other countries will get Max, rebranded from HBO, throughout the year, WBD says.
WBD brings Max to YouTube Primetime Channels
WBD will offer a subscription to Max through the YouTube Primetime Channels marketplace, starting on Friday.
Amazon’s Freevee adds streaming channel from CNN
The free, ad-supported content streams offers news headlines and featured clips from CNN programs.
Sky, TNT Sports complete deal for English Premier League matches
WBD and Comcast's Sky have won further TV rights to the Premier League through the end of the decade.
NASCAR inks new broadcast deals valued at over $7 billion
NASCAR has inked a $7.7 billion media rights deal that will see some of its regular-season races streamed on Prime Video and Max.
Media brands suspend activity on Elon Musk’s X platform
Disney, Lionsgate, Sony and Paramount are among some of the media brands said to have suspended their activity on Elon Musk-owned X.
Analyst thinks Warner Bros Discovery should buy Paramount
Laura Martin with Needham cautioned mega mergers between large media companies was unlikely as long as Democratic lawmakers are in power.
Media companies pull ads from X, formerly Twitter, over Elon Musk post
Traditional media companies are pausing their ad spending on X after its owner, Elon Musk, endorsed an anti-Semitic post.
Verizon will offer Max, Netflix bundle for $10 per month
Verizon is working with Warner Bros Discovery and Netflix on a new super bundle that will see ad-supported streaming service sold at $10 per month.
DirecTV takes issue with WBD’s distribution of CNN on Max
The pay TV provider said WBD may be in violation of its carriage agreement concerning CNN.