With a big question looming over HBO distribution in the UK, Germany and Italy as Warner Bros. Discovery rolls out Max globally, WBD’s JB Perrette floated a potential new partner in the territories: Amazon. HBO’s longtime distributor, Sky, could well stay in business with WBD, Perrette said during an…

Max subscribers, take note: Warner Bros Discovery has its eye on password sharers. JB Perrette, WBD’s CEO and President of Global Streaming and Games, said Tuesday that the service will begin sending little reminders to its subs next week about lending their login info to outsiders. Speaking at the…

Kathleen Finch, the outgoing Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros Discovery’s networks business, has warned her peers against defining themselves as “cable” executives. During an on-stage interview at Content London, Finch said that while cable remains a “50% margin business,” the industry should “stop…

Warner Bros Discovery has a new content chief in the Nordics — a move that’s likely to see the U.S. giant returning to scripted originals in the region. Former MultiChoice and Viacom exec Allan Sperling has been named Group Vice President, Programming, Networks and Streaming for the Nordic region…

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ruled that former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider can proceed with his defamation lawsuit over claims made in Investigation Discovery’s Quiet On Set limited series. Schneider filed the lawsuit against Warner Bros Discovery, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures…

Max rolled out in seven Asian countries today, but Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s streaming chief, JB Perrette, says there’s much work still to do. “Despite the fact people have been reporting on us and talking about us that it's the last two minutes of the game, or whatever metaphor you want to use…

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said Donald Trump’s re-election as president bodes well for media M&A. “We have an upcoming new administration,” the exec noted during WBD’s quarterly earnings call Thursday. “It’s too early to tell, but it may offer a pace of change and an opportunity for…

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) added more than seven million net subscribers in the third quarter of 2024 as its international Max rollout gathered pace, but other key earnings metrics dipped versus 2023 as box office revenues tumbled. Growth in the DTC segment was attributed to international…

As a federal appeals court continues to review a lower court’s ruling against Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, pay-TV operator Fubo has reasserted its main argument against the media giants. Venu Sports, the joint venture backed by the companies, would “substantially” lessen competition, Fubo…

David Zaslav must have known linking arms with Elon Musk was going to blow up in his face, right? Well, either way, courtesy of Blade Runner 2049 producers Alcon Entertainment, it's another day, another lawsuit against the "problematic” Tesla CEO, with Warner Bros. Discovery thrown in for good…

Max is to launch in seven markets across Asia on November 19. The Warner Bros. Discovery streamer will go live in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong, as it continues to rollout around the world. Several plans will be available, details of…