Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has commissioned the latest instalment of its ‘vs’ series with Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood (w/t). The 2×60 docuseries, produced by Optomen, will explore the feud between global pop-superstar Swift and music industry mogul Braun, delving into the $300 million dispute after Braun bought the rights to […]
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. […]
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 […]
Warner Bros International Television Production has revealed its slate of new programming for MIPTV, featuring a compelling range of documentary, reality and factual entertainment titles alongside a gripping new drama series. Leading the charge is D-Day: The Unheard Tapes (3×60’), a raw, revealing and powerful documentary series produced to coincide with the 80th anniversary of […]
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 […]
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. […]
Locality, the local video solutions provider, jhas announced a strategic local video advertising partnership with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Locality will have access to WBD’s’s portfolio of brands and platforms through 2024, including TNT Sports, CNN, Max and discovery+. This strategic alliance offers WBD the opportunity to diversify its advertiser base and generate additional revenue […]
Warner Bros International Television Production has revealed a wide ranging slate of new formats to be presented to the world’s buyers at its upcoming Formats Showcase, to be held at BAFTA on February 29th, during the London Screenings. With topics covering everything from drama and dating, to DNA puzzles and dinner with friends, the new […]
Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP), home to some of the world’s most successful dating formats – including The Bachelor, First Dates and FBoy Island franchises – has acquired its first gay relationship format, Boys Like Boys. Created by Portico Media for Taiwan’s LGBTQ+ streamer GagaOOLala, the original ten-episode series was praised for its authenticity […]
Mega Movie Weekend returns from February 16th to S18th with a number of blockbuster titles and box sets to download and keep at a promotional price. The campaign is running across key retailers, including: Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV, Virgin Media and EE TV Store, with prices starting at £2.99. […]