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Warner Bros Discovery shuffles consumer products unit as its head departs
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery said on Wednesday the head of its consumer products division, Pam Lifford, was leaving and her role would be divided among senior leaders. Robert Oberschelp, who currently…
CNN Worldwide appoints Warner Bros Discovery’s David Leavy as COO
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery Inc senior executive David Leavy has been appointed as chief operating officer of CNN Worldwide, effective June 20, the media network said on Thursday. Leavy, who currently…
Liberty Global and Warner Bros Discovery owners weigh deal for All3Media -sources
By Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) – The owners of All3Media, Britain’s largest independent TV production company, are exploring options that include cashing out on their joint venture in a deal worth more…
Warner Bros Discovery relaunches HBO Max streamer as ‘Max’ in bid for broader audience
By Helen Coster and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the HBO Max streaming service relaunches on Tuesday as “Max,” Warner Bros Discovery Inc will learn whether mixing critically acclaimed dramas…
Warner Music to cut 4% of global staff
(Reuters) – Media company Warner Music Group Corp said on Wednesday it will layoff 4% of its workforce, or 270 employees, globally and cut down discretionary spending in the near future. In…
Warner Bros Discovery sues Paramount over ‘South Park’ streaming rights
By Jonathan Stempel and Dawn Chmielewski NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rights to stream “South Park,” the popular animated comedy featuring foul-mouthed children, is the subject of a new lawsuit where Warner…
Warner Bros Discovery expects $1 billion more in scrapped content charges
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery Inc on Wednesday raised its expectations of costs related to content write-offs by $1 billion and said the charges could now reach up to $3.5 billion. For…
Warner Bros launches Discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video in Canada
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery Inc on Tuesday launched its Discovery+ streaming service on Amazon.com’s Prime Video platform in Canada. Prime users can sign up for the ad-free version of Discovery+ at…
Warner Bros TV channel executives leave amid restructuring – Deadline
(Reuters) – Two of Warner Bros. Discovery executives leading TV channels left the company as part of ongoing restructuring at the media giant, Hollywood and media news outlet Deadline reported Friday, citing…
Career Offender Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Participation in Significant Warner Robins Meth Trafficking Organization
MACON, Ga. – A career offender with a violent criminal history who participated in a Middle Georgia drug trafficking network responsible for distributing approximately 16 kilograms of methamphetamine was sentenced to serve…
Leader of Warner Robins Meth Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty
MACON, Ga. – The leader of a Middle Georgia methamphetamine trafficking network responsible for the distribution of approximately 16 kilograms of the drug pleaded guilty in federal court today resulting from an…
Warner Music names YouTube business head Kyncl as CEO
(Reuters) – Warner Music Group Corp on Wednesday named Robert Kyncl as its chief executive officer, handing the reins to the outgoing YouTube business head as the record label looks to diversify…
Warner Bros. Discovery to combine HBO Max, Discovery+
(Reuters) – Warner Bros. Discovery Inc said on Thursday it would merge the HBO Max streaming service with Discovery+ as a single offering, combining WarnerMedia’s dramas, comedies and movies with Discovery’s reality…
U.S. senators Schumer, Warner join calls to blacklist Chinese chipmaker YMTC
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Top Democrats including Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer have joined an effort to place China’s fast-growing chip manufacturer, Yangtze Memory Technologies Company (YMTC), on a U.S. trade…
Warner Bros Discovery extends contracts of CFO, key executive
(Reuters) – Warner Bros. Discovery Inc has extended contracts of its finance and strategy chiefs, the media company revealed in a filing on Thursday. Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels will stay with…
Warner Music CEO Cooper to step down by end of 2023
(Reuters) -Warner Music Group in a regulatory filing on Wednesday said its longest-tenured chief executive, Steve Cooper, will leave the media company by the end of next year. Cooper was appointed CEO…
Warner Bros Discovery picks TelevisaUnivision executive to head sports business
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery Inc has picked a senior executive at broadcaster TelevisaUnivision to manage its sports programming, which is one of the core businesses of the media giant. Luis Silberwasser,…
Warner Bros Discovery lays off CNN CFO, suspends marketing spend – Axios
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery has suspended all external marketing spend for its recently launched streaming service CNN+ and laid off CNN’s finance chief Brad Ferrer, news website Axios reported https://www.axios.com/discovery-cnn-plus-marketing-layoffs-jobs-b088c03c-b202-4756-8f5f-e64ee77b5095.html on…
Analysis: Warner Bros Discovery’s Zaslav takes over as streaming bubble bursts
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – As David Zaslav prepares to take over as head of Hollywood’s new powerhouse, the soon-to-be formed Warner Bros Discovery, he’ll confront a challenge few anticipated last May,…
Warner Bros Discovery top boss announces new leadership team
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Discovery Inc announced on Thursday the executive team to lead the soon to be formed Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), leaning heavily on a trusted group of lieutenants,…
Warner Music Group says it is suspending operations in Russia
– Warner Music Group said Thursday it is suspending operations in Russia, as all three major labels have issued a call for an end to the violence in Ukraine. Warner Music said…
LGBT Groups, Warner Bros. Silent After Sexual Content Stripped From ‘Friends’ In China
Philip Lenczycki on February 18, 2022 LGBT groups and Warner Bros. are silent after scenes containing sexually explicit material and LGBT content were censored in the Chinese streaming version of the Emmy…
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