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Warner Bros. Discovery
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Warner Bros. Discovery names Mariano Cesar to replace Tomás Yankelevich for Lat Am & US Hispanic
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has named HBO Max exec Mariano Cesar to become EVP &…
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Tomás Yankelevich steps down as Lat Am & US Hispanic content chief
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Latin America & US Hispanic entertainment chief Tomás Yankelevich is to leave…
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Warner Bros. Discovery expands Thai HBO presence with AIS pact
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has extended its partnership with Thai operator AIS (Advanced Info Service)…
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TBI Weekly: Are US majors approaching streaming profitability?
As the news cycle continues to be dominated by lay-offs and content cuts out of…
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Warner Bros. Discovery reports $50m D2C earnings, expects streaming profitability in 2023
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is on track to streaming profitability by the end of 2023,…
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Exclusive: Liberty Global CEO on studio consolidation, All3Media & streaming winners
US studio consolidation will likely wittle down the number of streamers within three years as…
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WBD alum Yolanda Martín Campayo joins Spain’s Zeppelin to lead format creation
Banijay Iberia factual label Zeppelin has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery alum Yolanda Martín Campayo as…
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Hollywood grinds to a halt as WGA strike after ‘wholly insufficient’ talks with US studios
The US production industry is braced for widespread disruption after The Writers Guild of America’s…
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Discovery embarks on exploration voyage with ‘Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica’
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has produced Maritime Masters: Expedition Antarctica, an original docuseries showcasing life…
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Paramount fires back at WBD over ‘South Park’ rights dispute with $52m countersuit
The legal dispute between Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) over South Park streaming…
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Warner Bros. Discovery hires Harry Gamsu from Fremantle
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has re-hired Fremantle exec Harry Gamsu. Gamsu was most recently VP…
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Nat Geo & Discovery stress returnability as duo share factual strategies
National Geographic is looking for investigative documentaries, while Discovery is on the hunt for celebrity…
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WBD unveils Max streamer cost & launch, with Harry Potter drama & ‘The Sympathiser’ joined by raft of new shows
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its new streaming service, which has been named Max and…
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WBD unveils first European scripted original, with French show exploring Bataclan aftermath
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has revealed its first major scripted production in Europe, following the…
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News round-up: BBC, C4 lead RTS Awards; WBD unveils UK & Ireland slate; Paramount renews ‘Star Trek’ spin-offs
BBC, C4 lead RTS Programme Awards The BBC and Channel 4 were the stand-out winners…
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Exclusive: HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys compares ‘streaming correction’ to Dot-com bubble
HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys has told TBI that the industry remains “right…
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TBI Weekly: Making sense of an eventful Series Mania 2023
Record attendances, a juggernaut of top European and international execs, plus protestors’ running battles with…
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WBD’s new streamer aims to ‘replicate’ cable bundle, says HBO & HBO Max chief Casey Bloys
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)’s upcoming and as-yet unnamed streamer will aim to replicate the reach…
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Fremantle hires WBD kids exec as director of scripted acquisitions
Fremantle has appointed Warner Bros. Discovery kids’ exec Sabina McNally as director of acquisitions for…
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TBI Weekly: Why 2024 could look rather like 2014 as streamers hunker down
It’s almost a decade since Amazon Prime Video struck a pact with the BBC that…
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Amazon extends revival trend to save JJ Abrams’ ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ after HBO Max cancellation
Amazon has saved another show, this time landing former J. J. Abrams’ Batman: Caped Crusader,…
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News round-up: ABC to pilot UK’s ‘Motherland’; WBD strikes HBO deal in Japan; Scorpion’s Beatles travel
ABC to pilot UK’s Motherland ABC in the US is set to order a pilot…
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WBD sues Paramount Global over ‘South Park’ streaming rights dispute
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is suing Paramount Global for streaming new episodes of the adult…
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WBD eyes further savings & FAST push amid revenue losses
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has reported a net loss of $2.1bn during the fourth quarter…
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HBO to end ‘Succession’ after fourth season, HBO Max orders ‘It’ prequel
HBO is bringing hit drama Succession to an end after its upcoming fourth season, while…
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HBO Max greenlights JJ Abrams’ & LaToya Morgan’s FBI drama ‘Duster’
HBO Max has given the go-ahead to Duster, the drama series from JJ Abrams and…
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WBD to retain Discovery+ as solo service in US after combi-streamer launch
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to retain Discovery+ as a solo streamer after the launch…
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ITVX picks up HBO Max original ‘Love & Death’ for UK debut
Newly launched streamer ITVX has acquired HBO Max original Love & Death for its exclusive…
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HBO Max axes ‘Pennyworth’ & HBO orders Jerrod Carmichael comedy docuseries
Warner Bros. Discovery streamer HBO Max has cancelled action series Pennyworth. The move comes following…
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WBD moves FAST as 200+ shows incl ‘Westworld’ head to Tubi & Roku
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is to launch branded FAST channels for series including the recently…