Discovery has reported financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31st 2021. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery, said: “2021 was by all measures an exceptional year for our company, in which we achieved significant operational, financial, and strategic objectives. We grew our global DTC paying subscribers to 22 million, […]
Figures released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) spotlight the renaissance of UK Home Entertainment, as its value rose to £3.7 billion (€3.1bn) in 2021. Based on data from the Official Charts Company, Futuresource Consulting, Omdia, and Kantar, this demonstrates 13.3 per cent growth Year on Year (YoY), finishing 2021 on a high […]
The European Commission (EC) has granted unconditional antitrust clearance of Discovery’s proposed acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia business. “Approval from the European Commission is a key milestone toward completing our proposed transaction with AT&T,” said David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery, and the future CEO of the combined company. “Today we move one […]
International content services and processing company ODMedia has announced that Chris Licher has been named Chief Financial Officer. Licher, a senior executive who brings more than 30 years of experience within the financial world to ODMedia, will be based in the company’s Dutch office. With a rich entertainment history at, among others, Endemol Shine Group, […]
Warner Bros International Television Production Australia (WBITVP) and Australia’s oldest newspaper, The Betoota Advocate, are joining forces on a slate of premium, unscripted productions aimed at both the domestic and international market. The companies say that the “creative partnership combines one of Australia’s largest production companies with one of the country’s most recognisable brands, and […]
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson will join filmmaker Chris Columbus and other cast members across all eight Harry Potter films as they travel back to Hogwarts for the first time to celebrate the anniversary of the franchise’s first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which premiered 20 years ago. The retrospective special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to […]
The BBC has acquired the UK premiere of Warner Bros Television’s hit US superhero drama Superman & Lois, with season one coming to BBC One in an early evening slot from December 4th, with all 15 episodes arriving on BBC iPlayer on the same day. Superman & Lois stars Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as […]
Redbox, the US entertainment company, has signed AVoD deals with WarnerMedia and Sony Pictures Television to bring select titles from the companies’ catalogues to its free streaming service. Redbox will add film titles from Sony Pictures Television to its AVoD streaming service including Resident Evil: Retribution, Underworld: Evolution, We Own the Night, and Universal Soldier: […]
Department Studios, Myriad Entertainment, and Warner Bros Themed Entertainment, in association with DC, have announced Arkham Asylum, a live immersive experience, inspired by iconic superhero Batman. Set in a vast multi-sensory recreation of the eponymous psychiatric hospital from DC lore – Arkham Asylum aims to be “an epic alternate reality, combining futuristic technology and interactive […]
Sony Pictures Television has sold its entire network channel portfolio in Central and Eastern Europe to Antenna Group. The deal covers 22 pay-TV channels and two OTT services in 12 territories. The deal will see Antenna Group take control of the Central and Eastern European AXN, Sony and Viasat pay-TV channels and on-demand services. The […]