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2024 UCI Track Champions League on WBD platforms

The UCI Track Champions League returns on November 23rd – with every moment from every race from each of the five rounds broadcast live on Warner Bros Discovery platforms in Europe, across Eurosport and its streaming platforms Max and discovery+. Throughout the series, which starts this weekend in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines – just outside of Paris -Eurosport […]

November 20, 2024

Max goes live in SE Asia

Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), is now available to stream in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Taiwan and Hong Kong. Subscribers can watch iconic brands including HBO, Harry Potter, the DC Universe, Cartoon Network and Max Originals, as well as a selection of Hollywood movies, and real-life […]

November 19, 2024

NBA, WBD extend partnership

The NBA and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have reached an agreement that will extend their long-standing media partnership an additional 11 years. Per the terms of the agreement, the NBA and WBD will expand their business partnership including several components that will promote NBA content and accelerate the growth and reach of TNT Sports and […]

November 19, 2024

Max adds 7.2m subs in Q3

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2024. Q3 total revenues stood ar $9.6 billion (€8.9bn), a 3 per cent ex-FX decrease compared to the same period last year. Global DTC subscribers were at 110.5 million at the end of Q3, an increase of 7.2 million subscribers vs […]

November 7, 2024

AVIA: “Japan at tipping point from linear to digital services”

The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its first Japan focused industry event, Japan in View, on October 29th at the Andaz Tokyo, bringing together over 130 international and regional players from across the video and streaming industry. The conference opened and dove straight into the streaming potential of Japan, with Shinjiro Ninagawa, Executive Managing […]

November 7, 2024

WBD, TNT Sports launch Reframe the Game initiative

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) Access, the development programme for under-represented creatives, and TNT Sports have launched Reframe the Game, a new initiative created to give women filmmakers the opportunity to tell untold stories from across women’s sport. The programme invites women filmmakers and directors to share a short documentary concept in response to the prompt […]

November 6, 2024

Şaşmaz Oflaz leads WBD streaming and linear in Turkey

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced the appointment of Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz as Vice President of Local Original Productions, Local Channels and Streaming Operations Lead for Turkey. In her expanded role, she will oversee both the streaming and linear TV businesses in the region. Şaşmaz Oflaz, who has served as CEO of WBD’s streaming platform […]

November 4, 2024

WBD and partners announce Body Bizarre re-boot

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), in partnership with Future Studios, the factual content business and video production division of Future Publishing, and London-based distributor TVF International, have announced the brand-new factual series re-boot of Body Bizarre. The 10 x 45’ series is produced for WBD’s linear channels and streaming platforms in the UK, Nordics, Iberia, Germany, […]

October 31, 2024

Analysis: Nubank bundle boosts Max subs in Brazil

Following the launch of Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) Max streaming service across Latin America in Q1 2024 (replacing HBO Max) the service saw a notable jump in subscribers. But while the overall region saw growth of 2.8 million subscribers year-over-year (13 per cent) in Q2, Ampere Analysis reports that one country in particular has emerged […]

October 25, 2024

WBD launching Max, HBO channel on Sky NZ

Sky New Zealand and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced a partnership expansion that confirms Sky as the home of Max in New Zealand. The Max hub on Sky and Neon will offer a collection of series, Hollywood blockbuster movies, and family favourites, as well as a deep library of programming across lifestyle, reality and documentaries. […]

October 22, 2024