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Is Warner Bros. Discovery's Financial Health Really 'Better Than It Appears'?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we kick the tires on Venu Sports' future, whether 'home entertainment' still exists ... and those who would doubt Caleb Williams

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Bros. Discovery Cable Nets Chief Kathleen Finch Is Leaving

Channing Dungey, Warner Bros. TV group CEO, to run U.S. networks

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WBD vs. GOGO Hit 52-Week Lows: Which is the Better Buy?

Warner Bros. Discovery hit its 35th 52-week low on Tuesday. Gogo hit its 32nd of the past 12 months. The former also hit its 32nd 2-year low, while the latter had its 43rd 2-year low. While they’re both troubled companies, one is a better buy than the other. Here’s why.

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Parsing Linear TV's Massive $15 Billion Correction

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we check in on Elon Musk's $44 billion propaganda machine, and we process all we loved (and loathed) about The Olympics

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Bros. Discovery Considers Licensing Intellectual Property to Other Studios

Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly considering licensing its intellectual property to other game studios.

Player One

Warner Bros. Is About to Make The Smartest Decision Ever For Batman Games

WB licensing out DC characters and other IP could be for the best.

Inverse

Warner Stock Plunges to All-Time Low Following $9 Billion Q2 Write-Down

After losing the NBA and swinging back to a quarterly loss on streaming, investor optimism begins to fade

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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Plunges On $10 Bn Quarterly Loss

Almost all of the loss was down to a $9.1 billion write-down in the value of the US media giant's cable network, it announced in a statement, underscoring the challenges facing the legacy television industry.

International Business Times

Why It’s ‘Stupid’ for David Zaslav to Chase an NBA Package So Specifically Designed for Amazon

Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we ponder Pete Rose’s next sports bet, the irresistible proposition of fixed wireless ... and a bleak but terrifyingly possible future in which we don’t get to vote anymore

Broadcasting & Cable

Parent company of TNT sues NBA for not accepting its matching offer

Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the NBA after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its upcoming 11-year media rights deal.

The Independent UK

Warner and Turner Sue the NBA Over Failed Renewal Deal

Less than 48 hours after threatening the league with ‘action,’ media company gives it … the action … and we have the lawsuit here

Multichannel News

Warner Says It Will 'Take Appropriate Action' Against the NBA After Getting Spurned for Amazon

'We think [the NBA has] grossly misinterpreted our contractual rights with respect to the 2025-26 season and beyond,' declares TNT

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Bros Discovery Eyes Split Of Streaming, Studio Businesses To Improve Stock Performance

CEO David Zaslav is reportedly evaluating various strategic moves, including selling certain assets or creating a new entity.

International Business Times

The NBA’s new broadcast deals are reportedly agreed to, which means the end for NBA on TNT may finally be here

It's not quite over for Inside the NBA just yet

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Harry Potter TV show — everything we know about HBO television reboot

HBO's Harry Potter TV show is set to be one of the most anticipated television events ever — here's what we know.

Multichannel News

WBD Taps Former Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs to Run PR

Warner CEO calls him ‘the right leader’ for the job

Broadcasting & Cable

MVP-Less NBA Finals See TV Ratings Crater at a Conspicuous $76 Billion Moment

Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we watch the Clippers on TV for the first time ever in June, we try again to figure out how Shane Gillis has an audience … and that’s before Netflix’s ‘Hit Man’ sends us down a Richard Linklater rabbit hole

Broadcasting & Cable

Fox News ‘Weaponizes’ Post-Verdict (and Caitlin Clark) Outrage

Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we look for good things that have come out of Kenosha, Wisconsin, and we stridently urge 57-year-old Mike Tyson to just retire already

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We're About to Find Out if TNT Actually Needs the NBA

WBD's CEO David Zaslav believes the company's global sports offering is enough to carry the company ahead.

Broadcasting & Cable

Zaslav: Warner Is Still a ‘Leader in Sports Around the World’ Without the NBA

Touting European assets like the Olympic Games, the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO sounds like a man moving on from failed NBA TV rights negotiations

Sports Illustrated

Charles Barkley Rips TNT Management For Non-Existent Communication Regarding NBA Future

Charles Barkley on TNT bosses: “They’ve done a really s---y job of keeping us abreast.

USA Today Sports Media Group

A New York Times reporter got shut down by every member of Inside The NBA (except Charles Barkley)

Charles Barkley's harsh words for TNT has seemingly kept other panelists from speaking out amid NBA rights negotiations

Broadcasting & Cable

Was 'Furiosa's' Fury Maxed Out By Hollywood's Modern, Safer and Saner Workplace Culture?

Also in this week's 'Next Text,' we salute joyful NBA legends and super-sizers of media innovation, kick the tires on Paramount's new carriage deal with Charter ... and kick yet more dirt at Zaz

Multichannel News

CNN Boss Mark Thompson’s Plan Includes More News in More Categories on More Devices (Upfronts)

New verticals on business, tech, health, entertainment could attract sponsors

Broadcasting & Cable

Why Roasts Are ‘Vile, Mean, Fascist’ Exercises in ‘Punching Down’ … That Netflix Will Probably Now Want To Do Again and Again

Also in this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we rediscover HBO's ‘Hacks,’ the NBC primetime schedule … and basic movie-theater civility

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