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.
Paramount preparing all-cash bid to acquire Warner Bros Discovery
Paramount is preparing an offer to acquire Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in an all-cash transaction, according to a report published on Thursday.
Warner Bros Discovery sues Sling over “Day Pass” feature
The company has joined Disney in alleging Sling TV's short-term subscriptions violate its distribution agreements.
TNT to pull sports from HBO Max, launch standalone streaming app
At an industry conference this week, WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said sports will move off HBO Max when Warner Bros and Discovery are separated.
WBD rebrands some HBO, Cinemax cable channels
Three HBO channels and three Cinemax channels are getting new names.
John Malone wanted CNN, Fox News parent companies to merge
Merger talks were held in 2024, but no one could figure out how to make CNN and Fox News work together.
MyFree DirecTV to add more NBC, Fox, WB content streams
NBC News Now, Dateline 24/7, Fox Sports and Sweet Escapes are coming to the platform over the next few days.
WBD earns $9.81 billion during Q2, boosted by HBO Max, theatrical films
Overall revenue at WBD was $9.81 billion during Q2, up 1 percent compared to last year.
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HBO Max offers sampling of Britbox comedies, dramas
HBO Max is adding a sampling of Britbox comedies and dramas as part of a limited-run promotion of the British streaming service.
DirecTV satellite plans to include access to streaming apps
Services like HBO Max and Peacock will be included in DirecTV's satellite and streaming TV plans by the end of the year.
DirecTV adding free content streams from Warner Bros Discovery
DirecTV is expanding its offering of FAST channels with the inclusion of content streams from Warner Bros Discovery.
CNN ends July as one of cable’s top-performing networks
CNN finished July as one of the top five cable networks in overall, total-day viewing, according to data released by Nielsen this week.
WBD reveals new names for cable networks business, film studio
The spin-off is expected to be finalized in the near future, with the cable networks company owning equity in the film and streaming business.