- 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 ...
- WBD Upfront: New Advanced Ad Products For Max, Film Sponsorship Push
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
WBD announced advanced ad products for its Max streamer at its upfro ...
- Network TV, Linear Cable Get Some TLC At Upfronts
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, May 16, 2024
Streaming took center stage at the Upfronts this week, but broadcast a ...
- Nielsen Releases The 'Big 14' Share Of Television
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Disney is the aggregate champ with an 11.5% share, followed by YouTube ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery Q1 Network Ad Revenues Sink 11%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 9, 2024
As pressure to cut costs at WBD continues, the company witnessed furth ...
- Will Sports Programming Be A Factor Boosting TV's Upfront Ad Market?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 10, 2024
An expected soft TV upfront ad market might look better with strong ...
- ESPN's Many Streaming Variations: Any Way You Like It?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 8, 2024
We will soon have the existing ESPN+ service, which will have mode ...
- New NBA Deals: Will Disney, WBD Take An Advertising Hit?: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 2, 2024
Adding NBCU into the NBA live, linear TV networks lineup could me ...
- FuboTV Drops WBD's Networks Due To 'Above Market Rates'
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 1, 2024
FuboTV says this is "another example of its abuse of massive mark ...
- Comcast's Long-Time Diversification Strategy Up To The Test?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 29, 2024
Growing out of its core cable TV system business of TV network ...
- Former Canoe Ventures CEO David Porter To Lead WBD Ad Sales Research
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Former Canoe Ventures CEO David Porter has been hired as head ...
- Advance's Miron, Newhouse Resign From WB Discovery Board
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, April 1, 2024
The announcement came after the Department of Justice notified them it w ...
- Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Ad Revenues Sink 12% In Q4, Stock Dips
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 23, 2024
Warner Bros. Discovery's Q4 financial results, including lower ad revenue, drove i ...
- ESPN, Fox, WBD To Start Sports Streaming Service
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 6, 2024
ESPN, Fox and WBD are looking to create a blockbuster major n ...
- Legacy TV-Based Media Caught In No Man's Merger-Land
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Investors don't seem happy with the prospect of companies like Comcast Corp./NBC ...
- Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss: Selling New Streaming Bundles
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 28, 2023
WBD CEO David Zaslav is pushing for more bundling of all streami ...
- A WBD-Paramount Combo: Linear TV, Theatrical Dominance - Is That Enough?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 22, 2023
A WBD-Paramount Global merger would initially result in dominance in two lega ...