- Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks With Paramount Global About Possible Merger
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Initial conversations focused on how Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global cou ...
- Hollywood Eyes Young Audiences With 'Elf' Roblox Launch
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, December 18, 2023
Roblox users can take a journey through Santa's Workshop, donning elf ha ...
- 'Wonka' Hits $39M High Note In Pre-Christmas Film Release
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, December 17, 2023
Warner Bros. spent an average $17.1 million in national TV advertising f ...
- IPG Strikes First-Mover Deal With OpenAP, Integrates Persons-Level Data With Acxiom's
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The deal between OpenAP and Magna will provide IPG Mediabrands' agencies a ...
- Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Selling New Streaming Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 7, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav is pushing for more bundling of all streami ...
- NASCAR Strikes New TV Deals With Amazon, TNT, Renews Existing Deals
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 30, 2023
Amazon will carry five NASCAR Cup Series races starting in 2025. Rac ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery: Survival For A Media Company Sans NFL?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Given the pressure on legacy TV-based media networks, the potential for anoth ...
- Warner Bros Discovery D2C Ad Revenue +30%, Profitable Despite 700,000 Streaming Sub Loss
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Subscriber volume loss was offset by price hikes and 6% gain ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Revenue Down 12%, Global Streaming Subs Slip
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery posted higher-than-expected declines in network ad revenue for Q ...
- Veteran Digital TV Network Creator Jonathan Katz To Start 'Free TV Networks'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Free TV Networks will launch with The365, for African-American viewers, and t ...
- NBA Fee Hikes Coming: A Game Changer For Warner Bros. Discovery?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 3, 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery may need the NBA deal more than Disney, whi ...
- Streaming 'Everything' Bundle Coming? Linear TV's Demise Closing In
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 30, 2023
Consumers might really want to have an easier time figuring out t ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Restructures Consumer Products Division
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Robert Oberschelp is named head of global consumer products as Pam Liffo ...
- Max Now 'Slightly Profitable,' Global Rollout Accelerates
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 17, 2023
2024's expansion will include 22 European markets, WBD International President Gerhard Zeil ...
- Silver TV Lining: Goodbye To Smaller Cable Channels? When Less Is More
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 10, 2023
TV network groups with 15 to 20 channels might have good reas ...
- More Legacy TV Carriage Troubles For More Small To Mid-sized Cable Networks?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 5, 2023
S&P Global Market Intelligence says more niche, small to mid-sized cable ...
- WBD Ad Revenue Down 7% In Q4, 8.5% Lower Vs. Last Half Of 2023: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Guggenheim Securities estimates a 6.8% drop in revenue for Q4 after ...
- DirecTV Reportedly 'Warns' WBD About CNN Max: Breaking Contract?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 3, 2023
DirecTV reportedly warned Warner Bros. Discovery that a highly anticipated streaming versi ...
- Max: All In For Live Sports, News: Waiting For The Next 'Winning Time'?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, September 29, 2023
Max plans to add more live sports and live news content ...
- WBD Max Leads TV Promo Ad Spend, But Stuck in Streaming Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 21, 2023
Linear TV advertising, largely on WBD's linear TV networks, witnessed 30,240 airin ...
- ESPN, Disney Entertainment CFO Moves To Warner Music
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Bryan Castellani, who was with Disney for 20 years, joins Warner Mus ...
- WBD's Max Adds A Sports Tier - Simulcast With TNT, TBS, TruTV
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Max will be adding a $9.99/month sports tier: Bleacher Report Sports Add-O ...
- All The Good Things: Barely Surviving Streaming Shows Need To Breathe
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
HBO's critically acclaimed "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty" ...
- Yaccarino Appoints 4 Execs At X, Brett Weitz Named Head Of Content
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, September 14, 2023
X named Brett Weitz head of content, talent and brand sales; Moniq ...
- Max To Offer Live Sports Free, For Limited Time: Report
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, September 7, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav already indicated that live sports are coming ...
- Wendy's Teams Up With DC To Support Foster-Care Adoption With New Frosty Boo! Books
Marketing Daily, Teresa Buyikian - Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Customers can also be superheroes and help children who are waiting ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Cuts EBITDA Forecast By Up To $500M, Citing Strikes' Impacts
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
But WBD raised its free cash-flow forecast due to a record-breaking b ...
- Linear TV Affiliate Fee Concerns: Hurting Some Legacy Media More Than Others
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Affiliate-fee revenues as a percentage of total company revenue is highest f ...
- CNN Hires Former NYT Exec Mark Thompson As CEO, Chairman
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Thompson will be chairman/CEO of CNN Worldwide and will start October ...
- CNN Names Former NYT, BBC Chief Mark Thompson As Chairman, CEO
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Thompson faces tough strategic decisions as he takes on the battle ...