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.
AT&T executive defends decision to release movies on HBO Max
Speaking at a conference on Tuesday, AT&T's chief financial officer said the company supports content creators.
Holidays boost downloads of HBO Max, Disney Plus
Two high-profile movies that had their debuts on streaming services helped bolster download and subscription figures over Christmas.
AT&T buys streaming platform ahead of global HBO Max launch
AT&T has acquired a technology startup that helps power some of its current streaming services.
Theaters may slash Warner movie ticket prices
Some movie theaters may cut ticket prices for Warner Bros. movies to as little as $3 in retaliation for the studio putting its films on HBO Max next year.
Without Trump, cable news execs worried about ratings decline
CNN and MSNBC thrived on scandal during the Trump presdiency. Now that he's almost gone, executives are worried about the future of cable news.
Investors pitch CNN boss on prospect of separating news network from AT&T
Investors have pitched CNN's top executive Jeff Zucker on the prospect of taking the news network private in a way that would separate it from its parent company AT&T.
AT&T sells anime streaming service Crunchyroll to Sony
AT&T has reached a deal to sell its anime-centric streaming TV service Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.175 billion in cash.
HBO Max has 12.6 million streaming customers, CEO says
Still a fraction of the number of overall subscribers to HBO, but it's progress.
Comcast X1, Flex customers to get HBO Max app this week
The rollout comes more than six months after Comcast said HBO Max would be offered natively to X1 and Flex users.
HBO Max will expand to Europe, Latin America in 2021
Existing HBO apps will re-launch under the HBO Max brand with an expanded library of TV shows and movies.
Roku, HBO Max talks happening “daily,” AT&T executive says
The chief executive of AT&T's WarnerMedia says he's optimistic a deal will be reached with Roku.
AT&T tinkers with idea of streaming CNN-brand service
A report sheds light on AT&T's freemium streaming strategy over the next few years.