Warner Bros. Discovery restructures, setting stage for potential deals
Warner Bros. Discovery announced a major restructuring Thursday, a preliminary step that could lead to the breakup of the battered media company. Investors cheered the…
Investors slam Warner Bros. Discovery with lawsuit over loss of NBA deal
Investors are calling foul over Warner Bros. Discovery’s loss of its NBA media rights deal.A lawsuit filed this week in New York federal court alleges…
Hollywood veterans grapple with mentoring next generation
This spring, applicants vying for a spot in the Art Directors Guild’s Production Design Initiative — a program that offers mentorship and on-the-job training to…
Venu Sports, the Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. streaming service, blocked by judge
Venu — the planned sports streaming service from Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery — was dealt a significant setback Friday when…
Warner Bros. Discovery takes huge write-down amid TV woes, NBA battle
Warner Bros. Discovery’s rough ride continued through its most recent quarter, with the company taking a $9-billion write-down to reflect the diminishing value of its…
Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA over new media rights deal
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit Friday against the NBA over the new media rights deal that cuts out the league’s longtime TV partner Turner…
Warner Bros. Discovery says it will match a bid on NBA rights
The battle for the media rights to the NBA is going into overtime.Warner Bros. Discovery said Monday it has submitted a matching offer to the…
Warner Bros. Discovery raises Max subscription price amid streaming inflation
Warner Bros. Discovery is raising the cost of ad-free subscriptions to its streaming platform, Max. The New York-based entertainment behemoth announced Tuesday that the price…
Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav ‘hopeful’ for NBA deal
The shot clock is ticking down on Warner Bros. Discovery in its effort to land a new media rights deal for the NBA. Warner Bros.…
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery join together for new streaming bundle
There’s nothing like a streaming war to bring competitors together. Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery will offer a new streaming bundle that allows…
How the NBA’s next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
It’s a good time to be in the sports business, and no one knows that better than the NBA. In the coming weeks, the league…
Sony in talks to team with Apollo to bid for Paramount
Sony Pictures Entertainment is in talks to join Apollo Global Management in its $26-billion bid for Paramount Global — a partnership that would boost the…
Rooster Teeth shut down by Warner Bros. Discovery
Rooster Teeth, known for producing comedic web series like “Red vs. Blue,” is shutting down, another casualty as digital media companies struggle to gain large…
Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch sport streamer
In a potentially game-changing move for the TV business, Fox Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery are entering a joint venture that will…
Lionsgate to spin off studio business in $4.6 billion SPAC deal
Lionsgate is spinning off its film and TV studio business — best known for the “Hunger Games,” “Saw” and “John Wick” movie franchises — from…