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Zaslav makes $50m at WBD

David Zaslav, chief executive of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), made $49.7 million (€46.6m) last year, 26 per cent up on the previous year, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Losses at WBD totalled $3 billion in 2023, an improvement from $7 billion in losses the year before. Revenue fell 4 per cent. […]

April 19, 2024

Interactive Learning with Advanced Television: How Students Benefit from Immersive Content

Technological innovations in education are revolutionizing how students study and engage with academic material. One such innovation is cutting-edge television technology’s introduction into classrooms – giving students immersive and dynamic learning opportunities they’ve never experienced before. Modern television makes teaching strategies more effective by encouraging student engagement, understanding, memory retention, and interactive displays using augmented […]

April 14, 2024

Autumn Nations Series on TNT Sports

The 2024 Autumn Nations Series will see the best of northern hemisphere rugby hosting 21 fixtures against teams from across the world this November, with rugby fans in the UK and Ireland able to watch all the action live on TNT Sports and discovery+. This year’s Autumn Nations Series kicks off on November 2nd with […]

April 8, 2024

WBD directors step down on DoJ probe

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Steven Miron and Steven Newhouse, both independent directors, have resigned from WBD’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Miron and Newhouse resigned after the US Department of Justice informed them that it was investigating whether their service on the Board of Directors violated Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust […]

April 2, 2024

Wurl launches BrandDiscovery

Wurl, a specialist in data-driven solutions for CTV, has announced BrandDiscovery – a GenAI-based CTV advertising solution that enables advertisers to align their ads with content in real time. Campaigns targeted with BrandDiscovery allow advertisers to present ads within programming that contextually aligns with their creatives based on emotions, genres, and brand safety – leading […]

March 26, 2024

TNT Sports renews Premiership Rugby deal

TNT Sports in the UK & Ireland will remain the home of Gallagher Premiership Rugby after Warner Bros Discovery reached agreement to broadcast every game of the competition from the 2024-25 season.The new deal with Premiership Rugby will see all 93 matches – including the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Play-Offs and Final – on TNT Sports […]

March 21, 2024

WBD acquires US rights to PFL’s Bellator Champion Series

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an exclusive US media rights agreement for the new Bellator Champion Series, a mixed martial arts (MMA) championship. This new series will stream exclusively on Max and be available on all plans. The series includes eight mega events staged in cities across the […]

March 20, 2024

WBD UK announces slate of new and returning series

Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has ordered nearly 100 hours of new and returning series that will debut across its linear channels, before dropping on discovery+, in the second half of 2024 and early 2025.  The French Antiques River Cruise is a new 8×60 series for Quest, coming to the channel later this summer. […]

March 19, 2024

Extreme E extends Eurosport deal

Extreme E, the electric off-road series, will partner with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in a new multi-year agreement that will offer motorsport fans live and on-demand race coverage across Europe on Eurosport with streaming on Max and discovery+.Coverage of Extreme E on Eurosport will feature a range of programming including live race action, highlights shows […]

March 5, 2024

tvScientific raises $9.4m in convertible note funding

tvScientific, the performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), has announced that the company had raised $9.4 million (€8.6m) in a convertible note funding round that included new investors S4S Ventures, BDMI, and Progress Ventures joining investors including NBCU/Comcast, Norwest Capital Partners, Aperiam Ventures and Hearst Ventures. With tvScientific, advertisers can buy and execute performance […]

February 29, 2024