The HBO Original Harry Potter series has announced nine additional cast members following the recent reveal of the Harry, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley actors. The new cast members are: Katherine Parkinson, known for roles in the likes of The IT Crowd and Rivals, will play Molly Weasley Lox Pratt, set to star in the […]

HBO has reported that its Original series, The Last Of Us, has seen a major influx of viewers, with global audience upon the arrival of Season 2 exceeding over 90 million since Season 1 ended. Season 2 has tallied nearly 37 million global viewers per episode. In the US, the Season 2 finale – which […]

The upcoming Harry Potter TV series from HBO has cast screen newcomers Dominic McLaughlin in the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Francesca Gardiner, showrunner and executive producer, and Mark Mylod, director of multiple episodes and executive producer, said in a joint statement: “After an extraordinary […]

The 2001 merger of Time Warner and AOL is up there in most analysts’ top 10 of worst, and most value destroying, deals ever. But those troubles were meant to have been long left behind with the much later deal to drop any reference to Time, merge with Discovery and resurrect the old Warner Brothers […]

S&P has downgraded Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) debt to BB+. Anything BB+ and below is junk bond status for the US credit agency. It said that, from a credit perspective, it’s not a fan of a possible WBD spin-out, teased by CEO David Zaslav last week after an internal split of the company into two […]

Cartoon Network International has unveiled The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, a continuation of the BAFTA Children’s, International Emmy, and Annie multi- award-winning series, The Amazing World of Gumball. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball is set to launch later this year on Cartoon Network international channels, Hulu in the […]

For a third consecutive month, streaming’s share of total TV viewing in the US reached a record high in April, according to Nielsen’s monthly The Gauge report. Time spent streaming accounted for 44.3 per cent of total TV viewing in April, adding a half-point over March and 1.7 points since January. Compared with April 2024, […]

At Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden, New York, the company made the surprise announcement that its Max streaming service will be reverting back to its old name. The rebrand will occur this summer, and comes two years after the ‘HBO’ was dropped from ‘HBO Max’. The decision was largely questioned […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported total Q1 revenue of $8.98 billion (€7.9bn), a 9 per cent ex-FX decrease compared to the prior year quarter, and below analyst expectations. However, the global streaming segment saw strong growth in the quarter with a net gain of 5.3 million subscribers and 22.6 million net adds year-on-year, bringing […]

Catalina Ramirez, has joined ITV Studios as VP Sales US and Latin America. Formerly Co-Head of Propagate International, she will report to SVP Sales US and Latin America, Rob Kaplan. In her new role, Ramirez will lead on sales of ITV Studio’s 95,000 hour catalogue to the Latin American region and support all US sales […]