The international arm of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced a restructuring of the content licensing team following the departure of Robert Blair in July. WBD international president Gerhard Zeiler revealed in a staff memo that a team of existing executives will fill Blair’s role. Phil Goodhew, senior VP of commercial strategy for international TV […]
Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has announced a selection of food-focused shows, airing on Food Network in late 2023 and 2024. World famous food explorer Adam Richman wants to taste some of the most iconic food Britain has to offer and using the map as his menu he’s planned his route via places that […]
The first ever localised Tom and Jerry series, featuring the beloved cartoon cat and mouse in Singapore, will premiere in Southeast and South Asia, Australia and New Zealand on Cartoon Network on October 21st, as well as stream on HBO GO in Southeast Asia. Episodes will be globally available via the Cartoon Network Asia YouTube […]
The Irish Industry Trust has confirmed a new line-up for its Membership Board, with Mark Carpenter, Director of Regulatory & Corporate Affairs – EU & Ireland at Sky, becoming co-chair, effective immediately, having previously sat as a board member. Alongside Carpenter is a growing board of representatives, including fellow co-chair Martin O’Grady – The Walt Disney Company, Barbara […]
Renowned Director Blitz Bazawule, of The Burial of Kojo, Beyoncé’s Black Is King and the upcoming Warner Bros film The Color Purple, celebrated three young, emerging Black British filmmakers who will debut their short films on discovery+ today as part of Black Britain Unspoken. Part of Warner Bros Discovery Access, the talent development programme for […]
Gerhard Zeiler, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) president of international, has announced the company’s new leadership team. The appointments follow a number of exits in reent weeks, including EMEA president Priya Dogra, head of international TV distribution Robert Blair, Germany boss Hannes Heyelmann and French general manager Pierre Branco. Clement Schwebig, who has managed India, Southeast […]
Pierre Branco has become latest senior executive to exit Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in Europe after announcing he will be stepping fown from his role as EVP and GM for France, Benelux and Africa after 17 years with the company. He will stay on until a new structure is finalised under international boss Gerhard Zeiler. […]
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced plans to expand Warner Bros Studios Leavesden (WBSL), a film and television studio in the UK, with the addition of 10 new sound stages and 400,000 square feet of production and support space. Groundbreaking on the project, which will grow the production capacity at WBSL by more than 50 […]
Confirming recent reports, Mark Thompson has been appointed Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide. He will report to David Zaslav, chief executive officer, Warner Bros Discovery, starting in October. In his new role, Thompson will lead CNN’s strategy, operations and business units, including its global portfolio of networks, channels and programming across broadcast, streaming and […]
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced that the pay-per-view event AEW: All In London on August 27th set multiple records across the professional wrestling industry. The event, which was broadcast worldwide, saw 81,035 fans from more than 70 countries converge on Wembley Stadium in London, marking the largest crowd in history to ever attend a […]