WBD Nears 100M Streaming Subs, Streaming Profits Up Despite streaming growth, Warner Bros. Discovery reported lower than expected revenue, earnings TV Tech · May 9, 2024
Disney, WBD to Offer Streaming Bundle Starting this Summer ‘First of its kind offering’ will offer Disney+, Hulu and Max for one yet to be announced price TV Tech · May 9, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery Reports $966 Million First-Quarter Loss Direct-to-consumer business adds 2 million subs, with EBITDA up 72% Multichannel News · May 9, 2024
Disney and Warner Set to Bundle Disney Plus, Max and Hulu Starting This Summer Media companies call their triple streaming play 'the best value in entertainment,' but no price or specific launch day was revealed Broadcasting & Cable · May 8, 2024
Max subscription prices are about to go up again — yup, streaming is becoming cable Warner Bros. Discovery is still recovering from its merger and more cost cutting measures and price hikes are in the pipeline for the company this year. Tom’s Guide · May 8, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery Reportedly Plans To Cut More Jobs and Budgets, Raise Max Streaming Price Finishing 2023 with more than $44 billion of debt, media conglomerate looks for more appendages to chop off Broadcasting & Cable · May 8, 2024
David Zaslav Sidesteps NBA and Paramount M&A Questions at Milken Conference, Bombastically Declares That Exec Pay Should Align With Stock Price ‘We love the NBA,’ the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO said Broadcasting & Cable · May 7, 2024
Why Audiences Have Turned on Jerry Seinfeld and Other Mysteries of the Media-Entertainment Cosmos Our latest ‘Next Text’ also ponders, is the NBA In-Season Tournament dead … like TNT? And when addressing Paramount’s ‘Office of the CEO,’ which set of eyes do you look into? Broadcasting & Cable · May 5, 2024
Fubo, Dish, DirecTV & Others Urge Congress to Probe New Sports Streaming JV A joint letter said that the new WBD, Disney, Fox streaming JV raises “serious competition concerns” TV Tech · May 2, 2024
Don’t Count Out TNT in Battle With NBC to Keep NBA Package A sports business reporter says he's positive about TNT's chances to remain an NBA partner. Sports Illustrated · May 2, 2024
Are Kenny, Chuckster and 'Inside the NBA' Moving to Amazon? Also in our latest 'Next Text,' we mark our calendars for FX and Hulu's 'Clipped,' break down the latest on the Paramount sale, and we take fixed wireless and cable mobile to the ol' gravel pit where they belong Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 28, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery Launches Olli First-Party Data Platform Initial users are IPG Mediabrands, OMG, RPA, Wayfair Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 25, 2024
John Malone Quits Director Emeritus Role at Charter Amid Antitrust Concerns The Clayton Act says Malone’s serving simultaneously on the boards of Charter and Warner Bros. Discovery is a no-no Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 22, 2024
Post Office was urged by external lawyers to ‘suppress’ key document, inquiry hears Email was sent suggesting postal company should withhold disclosing investigation guidelines The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024
AAP · Apr 15, 2024 Axe falls on Newshub as Stuff enters NZ broadcast mix From July, Media company Stuff will produce a nightly bulletin for New Zealand's only commercial broadcasters Three, replacing its Newshub newsroom.
Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 12, 2024 DirecTV and Dish Back Fubo in Its Spulu Antitrust Suit DirecTV tells the New York federal court overseeing the complaint that it has ‘grave concerns’ about the Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. joint venture
Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 8, 2024 Next Warner Bros. NBA Contract Will Double to Around $21 Billion Over 9 Years, Analyst Predicts Despite a significant ramp-up, WBD will get fewer NBA games as part of its next deal, MofettNathanson's Robert Fishman also forecasts
Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 1, 2024 Steven Miron, Steven Newhouse Step Down From Warner Bros. Discovery Board Company cites DOJ notice of ‘antitrust’ investigation
Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 29, 2024 Warner Bros. Discovery Brings Candy Crush To Life in Branded Content Campaign promotes annual $1 million Candy Crush All Stars tournament
Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 24, 2024 By ‘DTC,’ They Meant ‘Direct to Charter’ In this week’s ‘Next Text,’ we call out the Dodgers’ RSN distribution, Warner's far-fetched DC ambitions, and (of course) Shari’s latest offer
TV Tech · Mar 22, 2024 Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Max in Europe Beginning May 21 Max Will be available first in the Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe
Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 21, 2024 Warner Sets Rollout Date for Max in Europe The platform will first debut in The Nordics, Iberia, and Central and Eastern Europe, where it will subsume the legacy HBO Max and feature season 2 of 'House of the Dragon' and wall-to-wall coverage of this summer's Paris Olympic Games
Multichannel News · Mar 19, 2024 Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Bellator MMA Media Rights Deal Max to air eight Bellator championship events, truTV to televise Bellator-themed content
Multichannel News · Mar 15, 2024 Former Apple and Hulu Exec Pete Distad Tapped to Head Spulu Distad was earlier reported as a favorite to become CEO of the Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery joint streaming venture
Cycling News · Mar 14, 2024 Select spring Classics now streamed for US fans via Max subscription platform Warner Bros. Discovery announces international cycling coverage for Europe and partnerships for Canada, Australia