CNN drama, Act 2: Zucker's revenge CNN remains a dominant player in news. Right now, its ratings and reputation are getting battered. Axios · Jun 4, 2023
Devastating profile dogs CNN boss Chris Licht The Atlantic paints a brutal portrait of the head of one of the world's most famous, consequential and profitable brands. Axios · Jun 3, 2023
‘Extra Trumpy’: Atlantic profile of CNN chief Licht details town hall disaster Network chief executive reportedly wanted New Hampshire event to be ‘extra Trumpy’ but broadcast prompted wide condemnation The Guardian - US · Jun 3, 2023
David Leavy, Long-Time Aide To David Zaslav, Named CNN COO Executive had been chief corporate affairs officer for Warner Bros. Discovery Multichannel News · Jun 1, 2023
Warner's New 'Max' Lumps Together Writer and Director Credits, Pokes Hollywood's Already Irritated Creative Bear While WBD CEO David Zaslav threw a lavish Cannes party to 'celebrate the great filmmakers and the great storytellers' Tuesday, striking writers and directors raged about how his company's new SVOD platform credits their work Broadcasting & Cable · May 24, 2023
Heckled to the Max: Warner's Zaslav Hears About the Writers Strike While Trying to Deliver a BU Commencement Speech Turns out, the graduating Terrier students didn't want anything to do with his Jack Welch stories Broadcasting & Cable · May 22, 2023
Boston University grads booed the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO amid the writers strike The school began receiving backlash after it announced David Zaslav would be this year's commencement speaker a day after the Writers Guild of America went on strike. WEKU · May 22, 2023
Warner Bros boss David Zaslav forced to pause Boston University graduation speech due to booing Event was picketed amid the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike The Independent UK · May 22, 2023
Warner CEO David Zaslav booed at Boston University as writers’ strike boosters picket About 100 protesters chanted ‘No wages, no pages,’ waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat as law school grad David Zaslav gave his address. Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023
‘Pay your writers!’ Students boo Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav during commencement speech amid Hollywood writers strike Writers want better pay, new contracts for the streaming era, and protection against A.I.-generated content. Students relate. Fortune · May 21, 2023
Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood’s biggest studios as he gave the school’s commencement address in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers’ strike picketed outside The Independent UK · May 21, 2023
Boos rain down at Boston University’s commencement for Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav amid writers’ strike BOSTON — As Writers Guild of America striking union members picketed outside Boston University’s commencement on Sunday, boos and expletives rained down on Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav when he took the stage as commencement speaker. Boston Herald · May 21, 2023
Warner's Zaslav Calls on Rival Media Giants to Bundle Their Subscription Streaming Services Together 'If we don't do it to ourselves, it will be done to us' by Amazon, Apple or Roku, the WBD CEO says Broadcasting & Cable · May 18, 2023
Trump's CNN town hall was a failure "Journalism is in trouble. Serious, serious trouble" Salon · May 15, 2023
Salon · May 11, 2023 CNN reporter rips "spectacle of lies" "It is awful. It's a Trump infomercial. We're going to get crushed," a CNN insider told The Daily Beast
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Michael Fanone condemns CNN’s town hall ‘party’ for Trump as backlash rises Fanone was one of the police officers assaulted during the Capitol riot
Salon · May 10, 2023 Trump "walking into an ambush" on CNN "If I were on his communications team, I would be sh***ing my pants right now," ex-Trump adviser tells Daily Beast
WEKU · May 10, 2023 CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case CNN's transformation away from an anti-Trump lineup includes a live town hall featuring Donald Trump. That comes with its own challenges.
PC Gamer · May 9, 2023 Warner Bros. exec says Hogwarts Legacy's sold 15 million, made over a billion dollars, and now they want to do the same with Superman "There's more economics of people just hanging out in the Superman world and universe."
Fortune · May 5, 2023 Everyone's watching 'Succession' but Warner Bros. Discovery's execs have scars from the streaming wars, saying the last year ‘felt like 3' The media behemoth is trying to win the streaming wars with hit shows like Succession, Last of Us, and Euphoria.
The Independent UK · May 5, 2023 Warner Bros CEO defends CNN’s Donald Trump town hall following backlash: ‘He’s the front-runner’ ‘When we do politics, we need to represent both sides,’ Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav argued
Broadcasting & Cable · May 5, 2023 Zaslav Champions 'Both Sides' Journalism For CNN: 'We Need to Hear Both Voices' The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO also defended the controversial decision to bring Donald Trump back on CNN: 'He should be'
Broadcasting & Cable · May 5, 2023 ‘Our Streaming Business Is No Longer A Bleeder,‘ WBD’s David Zaslav Says Fighting churn is a priority at Warner Bros. Discovery as transition to Max starts
Broadcasting & Cable · May 5, 2023 15 Advertisers Sign Up for HBO Original Series on HBO Max Mercedes-Benz sponsors ‘Succession’
Broadcasting & Cable · May 5, 2023 Warner Bros. Discovery Posts $1.07 Billion First-Quarter Loss Streaming subscribers increase by 1.6 million ahead of launch of enlarged Max as DTC business swings to profit