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Formula E, WBD extend Europe broadcast deal

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship have announced an extended partnership that will scale coverage of every race of the electric racing series across 50 markets in Europe. The multi-year agreement will extend WBD’s relationship with Formula E beyond 12 years since Eurosport first broadcast race coverage from the […]

January 9, 2024

WBD Sports outlines Australian Open coverage

Some of the biggest names in tennis return to Melbourne Park for the first Grand Slam of 2024, kick-starting a busy year of sporting action for Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe. From January 14th to 28th, tennis fans in 50 markets in Europe won’t miss a single ball hit throughout the tournament with live and […]

January 8, 2024

WBD acquires BluTV

In a move that will further bolster its growing streaming business, with the international rollout of Max beginning in the next few months, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has acquired BluTV, an SVoD service in Turkey. The announcement follows three years of extensive partnership, which started in 2021 with the launch of discovery+ on BluTV and an […]

January 2, 2024

Spain: Movistar+ expands WBD deal

Movistar Plus+ and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have announced an extension of their partnership to bring content from WBD’s portfolio of entertainment, sports, films and news to Movistar Plus+ customers in Spain. This includes the upcoming streaming service Max which is due to launch in Spain in spring 2024. As part of the deal, Movistar+ […]

December 15, 2023

WBD announces Glow Up China

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) China has announced its first foray into Chinese reality with Glow Up China, an adaptation of the popular Warner Bros Independent Television Production (WBITVP) format. Delving into the world and talents of Chinese make-up artists, the series will launch locally on streaming platform Tencent Video this December. Building on the format’s […]

December 1, 2023

WBD, DirecTV and more join Yahoo Backstage

Yahoo Advertising has announced advancements in its publisher-direct offering, Yahoo Backstage, including the integration of premium publishers, such as DirecTV, The EW Scripps Company, LG Ad Solutions, Mediavine, Realtor, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), among others. Nearly 40 of the over 100 premium publishers participating in Yahoo Backstage are Connected TV (CTV) publishers. This […]

November 15, 2023

TNT Sports sublicenses Women’s Champions League from DAZN

TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland has boosted its European club football offering after agreeing a sublicence deal with DAZN that will see certain games from the UEFA Women’s Champions League and from the French, Spanish and German leagues on its channels and platforms, starting this season. TNT Sports has licensed the rights from […]

November 14, 2023

TNT Sports trials bodycam in Premier League match

TNT Sports and the Premier League have partnered on a new bodycam innovation that will be trialled for Tottenham Hotspur’s visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers on November 11th. A special AI-powered stabilisation bodycam from technology company Mindfly will be affixed to a player from each side during the warm-up prior to kick-off, which will be broadcast […]

November 10, 2023

WBD Q3: Revenues slightly up despite DTC sub losses

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2023. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of WBD, commented: “I am very pleased with the strong financial results that our company delivered in Q3, underscored by 22 per cent growth in Adjusted EBITDA and over $2 billion (€1.87bn) in […]

November 8, 2023

WBD announces APAC leadership appointments

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced several leadership roles across its Asia Pacific business, following the appointment of James Gibbons as President, Asia Pacific last month. As the company looks to accelerate growth across all lines of business, WBD says it will move forward with a combined market and functional leadership that caters to unique […]

November 2, 2023