Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced the appointment of Sky Media as its ad sales partner in the UK & Ireland in a multi-year agreement. Under the new deal, Sky Media will represent WBD’s linear television entertainment and sport brands in the UK and Ireland from January 2026. As the fifth largest commercial broadcaster in […]

From November 17th CNN Max, the 24/7 live news stream, will no longer be available on HBO Max in the US. This is because, as previously announced, CNN will be launching a new streaming product this autumn. While the 24/7 live news stream will no longer be available, HBO Max will continue to stream select […]

Philo, the live TV streaming service in the US, has announced the expansion of its Core package through a new partnership with Warner Bros Discovery. Effective immediately, Philo Core subscribers gain access to the ad-supported tiers of HBO Max and discovery+ as part of their subscription. Current subscribers will receive access to both premium services […]

Data from research firm Roy Morgan shows streaming video service HBO Max, which launched in Australia on March 31st (then known as just ‘Max’), has captured an audience of 851,000 Australians aged 14+ in its first full quarter online (April – June 2025). A look at the broader market for SVoD shows 17.6 million Australians […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that its HBO Max streaming service HBO Max will launch direct-to-consumer in new markets across Asia Pacific on October 15th, including Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. HBO Max is the home of a variety entertainment brands, including Harry Potter, the DC Universe, Cartoon Network, […]

HBO and HBO Max received 30 Emmy awards across 12 original programmes at the 77th annual Emmy Awards which took place in Los Angeles on September 14th, hosted by Nate Bargatze. The Penguin was the biggest winner for HBO, with the DC Comics series – a spin-off of The Batman movie featuring Colin Farrell in […]

The US Open has driven record viewership for Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) channels and platforms following the conclusion of the tennis tournament on September 7th. Broadcasting exclusively to 45 countries across Europe, Eurosport 1 grew its US Open audience by a 32 per cent compared to the 2024 tournament. In Poland, a record number of […]

The World Snooker Tour will continue to be shown across Europe on Eurosport and HBO Max as Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) extends its exclusive broadcast rights until at least the 2030-2031 season.  The renewed five-year deal with World Snooker Tour extends Eurosport’s position as the home of snooker nearly 30 years after it first began […]

Mattel Studios has announced new slate of animated titles launching this autumn. First up, the second season of Barbie Mysteries follows Barbie ‘Malibu’ Roberts and Barbie ‘Brooklyn’ Roberts as they head to the Malibu Beach Bash festival to work the food stands with their friends for the summer. New to this year’s event is the […]

The HBO Original Harry Potter television series has announced the casting of the following Weasley family roles:  Tristan Harland as Fred Weasley Gabriel Harland as George Weasley Ruari Spooner as Percy Weasley and Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley The series, an evolution of the movies, will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max where […]