- 'Sinners' Keeps Shocking, Sets Second Week Record
MediaDailyNews, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 28, 2025
The film had an average national TV ad spend, but analysts we ...
- WBD Q4: Ad Declines Accelerate, Down 12%, Max Sees Subscriber Growth
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 27, 2025
Fourth-quarter linear TV network ad revenues accelerated to a 17% drop ( ...
- WBD's Max: No Extra Sports, News Charge For Ad-Free Tiers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 26, 2025
At the same time, WBD now says that beginning March 30, B ...
- Measurement, Sharing Tools Resurface At Adobe, LinkedIn, Others: AI Cited
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, February 20, 2025
Adobe, LinkedIn and others have been working to advance measurement and audience-shari ...
- Co-Owned HBO, HGTV Team Up For 'White Lotus' Thai-In
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, February 13, 2025
The vastness of the Warner Bros. Discovery empire enabled the company ...
- Gould, Voltaggio To Presidents Of WBD Ad Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Ryan Gould and Bobby Voltaggio will replace the vacated position held ...
- Venu Sports Fallout: Winners And Losers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 14, 2025
MoffettNathanson media analyst Robert Fishman wonders whether Disney could streamline/simplify its compl ...
- Soft Q1, Q2 2025 Sports Ad Market To Hit WBD: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 13, 2025
WBD ad revenues are expected to decline 7.6% in Q1 to $1. ...
- Disney/Fox/Warner Bros. Discovery Punt Venu Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 10, 2025
Venu Sports will not move ahead and launch as a new maj ...
- 'Friends' Game Show Spinoff Is First Of Its Kind
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, December 19, 2024
A new Max game show tests the knowledge of "Friends" superfans abo ...
- Splitsville! WBD Separates Basic Cable And Pay Streaming
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, December 16, 2024
A new restructuring plan announced last Thursday by Warner Bros. Discovery basical ...
- WBD To Restructure, Splitting Linear TV And Streaming, Studios
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 12, 2024
WBD's "Global Linear Networks" division will house its cable TV networks, a ...
- WBD-Comcast TV Deal: What About TV Network Un-Carriage?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Comcast will distribute WBD's Max and Discovery+ platforms. One analyst says T ...
- Cable TV Consolidation Will Come - But Not Next Year: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 3, 2024
MoffettNathanson Research estimates revenue from Warner Bros. Discovery's live, linear cable ...
- WBD Settles With NBA: But Is It Enough For Advertisers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, November 19, 2024
WBD will get international games, expanded video clips rights, and other N ...
- Former WBD Exec Cukaj Hired By Fox TV To Lead Entertainment Ads
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Cukaj will oversee Fox's linear TV and digital businesses as well ...
- WBD's Steinlauf To Exit, Ad Revenue Trends Worsening
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 4, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery Chief U.S. Advertising Sales Officer Jon Steinlauf is departin ...
- Streaming's Juggling Act: License Or Co-Partner For TV, Films?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 1, 2024
European pay TV service Sky has sued Warner Bros., claiming the U.S.-bas ...
- Google 'Afterlifestyle' Influencer Plays On Warner Bros.' 'Beetlejuice'
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, September 6, 2024
Google launched a series of ads introducing Bob, a popular "afterlifestyle" influence ...
- Nonstop Cord-Cutting Leads To Huge Subscriber Declines, Q2 Down 7%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, September 5, 2024
The first and second quarter of 2024 had 6.9% declines, with ...
- New Documentary Marks 25 Years Since 'The Sopranos' Changed TV
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, August 29, 2024
A new documentary about the making of "The Sopranos" revives a ti ...
- TV's 'A La Carte' Thing: Legacy Bundling Concerns In The Spotlight
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 22, 2024
With Venu Sports seemingly weakened after a ruling temporarily halted its launc ...
- 'Beetlejuice' Roblox Experience Invites Fans To Buy Real Movie Tickets
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, August 7, 2024
In a first for Roblox as it "tests and invests in commerce ...
- NBA Strikes $77B Rights Deals, Rejects WBD 'Match' Offer
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 25, 2024
On Wednesday, as expected, the NBA finalized deals with Walt Disney, NB ...
- NBA TV/Streaming Deals Valued At $76B, TNT Taking A Shot?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 11, 2024
The NBA is reportedly finalizing deals worth an estimated $76 billion ov ...
- Zaslav's Refresher Course: Bring Back 'Direct' Into Direct-To-Consumer
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, June 3, 2024
WBD is participating in assorted bundling partnerships and entertainment bundling. With a ...
- TNT Secures College Football Playoff Games, NBA Deal Concerns Remain
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 23, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a multiyear "sub-licensing" agreement with ESPN ...
- Never Saw 'Em Coming: CNN, ABC Debate Deals Were A Surprise
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, May 21, 2024
CNN and ABC both announced on the same day last week th ...
- How Big A Market Does Venu Sports Need?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 20, 2024
Venu Sports -- backed by Walt Disney-Fox Corp.-Warner Bros. Discovery -- cou ...
- Legacy TV-Backed Sports Streamer Now Has A Name: Venu Sports
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2024
Venu Sports, slated to launch in fall 2024, will be made availab ...