Tag: Warner Bros. Discovery
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Could the ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports JV Get Snagged By Regulators?
While the joint venture between Walt Disney Company’s ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch a new sports-centric streaming service may not be blocked by Congress nor the Federal Communications Commission, there are enough vocal companies affected by the deal that it could see some hurdles. That’s the opinion of Blair Levin, a former…
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Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Update: What’s Going on With the Merger and is the Deal Dead or Alive?
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount made waves in the entertainment industry when the CEOs of the two companies reportedly talked about a potential merger in December. A deal would combine two of the largest media companies in the world, bringing together powerful studios, cable networks, and one of the major national networks. One of the…
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Disney and FOX Don’t Think Their New Sports Bundle Will Wreck Cable TV. Are They in Denial?
Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery’s plans to jointly form a new super sports streaming bundle this week shocked the entertainment and cable TV world. One of the gut reactions to the news was how this service, which bundles together 14 cable and network channels, would accelerate the bleeding of cable TV customers. But…
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The Recap: A New Monster Sports Bundle, YouTube TV’s Big Number, and More
This week gave us a big shocker with Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery unveiling plans to form a Voltron-like sports streaming service made up of its different cable and broadcast networks. It’s an announcement that shook up the industry, raising questions ranging from everything to potential pricing to its impact on the…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Dodges Lawsuit Alleging Exaggerated Subscriber Numbers
Warner Bros. Discovery appears to have sidestepped its own legal drama. A proposed class action lawsuit, helmed by Ohio Attorney General David Yost, alleged that Warner Bros. Discovery concealed negative financial information prior to its 2022 merger with AT&T’s Warner Media, thereby misleading investors. But earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni granted Warner…
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Disney+ Lost 1.3 Million Customers After Price Hike as Streaming Services Lost $138 Million
Walt Disney’s streaming services continued to lose money, and its efforts to tighten its belt are having an effect on its customer base. In an effort to get Disney+ and Hulu into the black, the company took steps like removing content from Disney+ and Hulu, raising prices, and moving forward with a password sharing crackdown.…
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The ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Bundle Will Reportedly Cost More Than $30
The monster sports bundle between Walt Disney’s ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery will likely cost more than $30 a month, CNBC reported on Wednesday. The companies announced the joint venture a day earlier, with the intent to launch the standalone service in the fall. The so-called skinny bundle of 14 cable channels would offer…
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FOX CEO Says New Sports Mega Bundle Will Go After ‘Cord Nevers,’ and Isn’t Worried About Hurting Cable
FOX CEO Lachlan Murdoch said he believes the new sports mega bundle created alongside Disney’s ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery will allow the company to tap into a market of “cord nevers,” which he said was as large as 60 million households. At the same time, he also downplayed the risk that this would accelerate…
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Warner Bros. TV CEO Says Harry Potter Series Faces a Unique Set of Challenges
The new Harry Potter series in the works at Warner Bros. Discovery faces significant challenges as the studio revamps the franchise for a smaller screen. Warner Bros. Discovery has greenlit the series and marked it as a high-priority project. The studio aims to create a more faithful adaptation of the books and dive deeper into…
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Netflix Will Debut All Six Seasons of Sex and the City
Netflix has secured another hit HBO series. All six seasons of Sex and the City will debut on the streamer in early April. The platform signed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to license all six seasons of the HBO dramedy, which totals 94 episodes, according to The New York Times and other reports. The…