Tag: Warner Bros. Discovery
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The Possibility of a Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Is Generating Doubt and Speculation
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are in talks to merge. While an official deal is yet to be made, reports are already circulating that the union of the two companies wouldn’t be a success. Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav met with Paramount Global CO Bob Bakish met to discuss a possible…
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, & More Launch Two Free Live OTA TV Network Today
Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, and Gray Television announced a partnership with a new company owned by Jonathan Katz called Free TV Networks. Now both channels have gone live for free with an antenna. This partnership saw the companies work together to create free networks offered both on over-the-air TV and through streaming. The…
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Brian Cox Says Warner Bros. Discovery Doesn’t “Understand Value” of Turner Classic Movies
According to Brian Cox, Warner Bros. Discovery doesn’t “understand the value” of Turner Classic Movies and is willing to defend the channel “to the death.” The actor from HBO’s series Succession wrote an essay for Variety speaking to TCM’s lasting legacy and preservation of classic films. He also called out WBD for not understanding the…
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Will Warner Bros. Discovery’s New Free Streaming Service Called “WBTV” Ever Launch? – Ask Luke
Earlier this year, we learned that Warner Bros. Discovery has been planning a free streaming service. Since that announcement, Warner Bros. Discovery has gone dark on the service, focusing on news about Max. What is the delay? Will the service ever launch? Here is everything we know about WBTV, the free new streaming service to…
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, & More Team Up to Launch Two Free Streaming & Live OTA TV Network on January 1, 2024
Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, and Gray Television announced a partnership with a new company owned by Jonathan Katz called Free TV Networks. This partnership will see the companies work together to create free networks offered both on over-the-air TV and through streaming. We are a week away from these the launch scheduled for…
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says Mass Layoffs Came Because Prior Businesses Weren’t Ready For the Future of Streaming
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Wednesday took to the stage at the New York Times Dealbook Summit and spoke about his plans to create a profitable, “healthy company.” Like a majority of streaming companies, Zaslav said his goal for Warner Bros. Discovery is to achieve profitability and compete with other streamers, not to…
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NASCAR’s $7.7 Billion Media Deal Launches Racing Into the Streaming World
NASCAR reached several new media rights agreements for the NASCAR Cup Series with FOX Sports, NBC Sports, Prime Video, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports that are worth a combined $7.7 billion. The deals will give the sport a major presence on both traditional TV and streaming. Starting in 2025, FOX Sports will get the…
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Warner Bros. Discovery is Shutting Down Another Streaming Service, GCN+, and Merging It Into Discovery+
For fans of cycling, today brings some bad news. Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it will shut down GCN+ next month. The streaming service offered subscribers a massive amount of exclusive live cycling events. In different parts of the world, the service will merge into Discovery+. But that won’t happen in the U.S. GCN+ first…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Kills Completed Film Coyote vs. Acme, Takes $30 Million Write-Off Instead
Warner Bros. Discovery is shelving Coyote vs. Acme, saying the live-action animation hybrid film is more valuable as a $30 million write-down than a theatrical or streaming release. The film has seen several disappointments along its production journey. It was slated for release several times before Warner Bros. Discovery gave it the final shove off…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Lost 700,000 Max & Discovery+ Customers In The 3rd Quarter of 2023 But There is Good News
Today, Warner Bros. Discovery reported that it lost 700,000 MAX and Discovery+ during the 3rd quarter of 2023. Yet the good news was that Warner Bros. Discovery’s stream services earned $111 million with adjusted EBITDA. Over all, it is hoped that Max will soon break even or become profitable soon. This all comes as MAX…