AMC Networks has announced that industry veteran Jason Baron has joined the company as its senior vice president of direct response ad sales, reporting to Marc Krok, executive vice president of revenue management. In this role, Baron will lead the development and execution of revenue‑driving sales strategies across AMC Networks’ linear, digital, CTV, and streaming […]
Cartoon Network has announced the return of Regular Show. Premiering with a special half-hour episode on May 11th across Cartoon Network’s global channels, Regular Show: The Lost Tapes uncovers all-new episodes of the celebrated animated series. Created by Executive Producer JG Quintel and produced by Cartoon Network Studios, Regular Show: The Lost Tapes centres on […]
WBD Access, a talent development division within Warner Bros Discovery, HBO Max and Series Mania Institute have announced the return of the Script Engine writers’ programme. Script Engine is designed to identify and support the development of mid‑level screenwriters to create original, locally rooted series. Following the successful first programme, the second run will focus on writers with demonstrable connection to France, Spain, Italy and Germany, offering a structured development pathway aligned with HBO […]
Mega Movie Weekend has returned, running from March 20th to 22nd, helping audiences build their digital libraries with an array of titles available at promotional prices. The campaign runs across key retailers, including Prime Video, Sky Store, the Apple TV app, Rakuten TV and EE TV Store, with prices starting at £2.99. Titles available in […]
TNA has announced a new multi-year partnership with Eurosport India for exclusive programming in South Asia. The deal with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)-owned Eurosport India will commence in July 2027. The deal allows Eurosport to televise hundreds of hours of TNA’s content to viewers across the Indian Subcontinent and Afghanistan. The airing of the shows […]
Following the launch of the new-look, free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has added more comedy entertainment to its offering. Hosted by comedian Ed Gamble, Unacceptable, a new original format produced by Ranga Bee Productions, will see two competing teams of comedians battle it out to convince a live studio audience of […]
Paramount Skydance has confirmed plans to combine the HBO Max and Paramount+ SVoD platforms into one service. Paramount CEO David Ellison made the – perhaps somewhat unsurprising – announcement during a call with investors on March 2nd, just days after the company said it would acquire Warner Bros Discovery, the parent company of HBO. Should […]
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bross Discovery (WBD) have now entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Paramount will acquire WBD, after Netflix walked away from the table. Under the terms of the agreement, Paramount will pay $31 per share in cash for all outstanding shares of WBD. The transaction has been unanimously approved by […]
The WBD board has recommended the improved cash bid of Paramount and as a result Netflix, which had agreed a deal, has walked away declaring WBD wasn’t worth Paramount’s offer. Paramount’s February 24th proposal includes a price of $31 cash per WBD share, plus a daily ‘ticking clock’ fee equal to $0.25 per share per […]
Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – which is currently the subject of a bidding war between Paramount Skydance and Netflix – has reported that Q4 revenues were $9.5 billion (€8.05bn), a 7 per ent ex-FX decrease from the prior year quarter. Total FY 2025 revenues stood at $37.3 billion. In a letter to shareholders, the company […]