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Winter sports season launches on discovery+, Eurosport

Winter is coming and fans can watched every moment of the winter sports season season on discovery+ and Eurosport. The action begins with the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup from Soelden, Austria on October 28th and sparks the start of 600 live races and figure skating events comprising 1,100 hours across the season. Uninterrupted coverage […]

October 24, 2023

WBD to start European Max rollout in 2024

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) will commence rolling out Max across Europe in spring 2024, with countries under its current HBO Max footprint being the first to receive the SVoD service. The news was revealed during a keynote at MIPCOM from WBD international chief Gerhard Zeiler and WBD head of streaming for Europe, Leah Hooper Rosa. […]

October 16, 2023Nick Snow @ MIPCOM

WBD announces new cooking shows for Food Network

Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has announced a selection of food-focused shows, airing on Food Network in late 2023 and 2024. World famous food explorer Adam Richman wants to taste some of the most iconic food Britain has to offer and using the map as his menu he’s planned his route via places that […]

October 13, 2023

WBD unveils restructured leadership team

Gerhard Zeiler, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) president of international, has announced the company’s new leadership team. The appointments follow a number of exits in reent weeks, including EMEA president Priya Dogra, head of international TV distribution Robert Blair, Germany boss Hannes Heyelmann and French general manager Pierre Branco. Clement Schwebig, who has managed India, Southeast […]

October 5, 2023

Branco to exit WBD

Pierre Branco has become latest senior executive to exit Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in Europe after announcing he will be stepping fown from his role as EVP and GM for France, Benelux and Africa after 17 years with the company. He will stay on until a new structure is finalised under international boss Gerhard Zeiler. […]

October 3, 2023

WBD launching CNN Max in US

Max, Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) streaming platform, has announced the addition of 24/7 news in its streaming offering with the launch of CNN Max on September 27th in the US. WBD says that CNN Max will be part of an open beta for news that will enable experimentation with product features, content offerings and original […]

August 25, 2023

DAZN, WBD extend deal to 2026

DAZN and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have renewed their contract until 2026 whereby the streaming platform will be offering Eurosport 1 HD and 2 HD in five of its European markets: Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The deal includes the transmission of top sports events in tennis, cycling and moto racing, among others such […]

August 24, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Uninterrupted La Vuelta a España on WBD

The stage is set for the Grand Tour cycling season’s conclusion as La Vuelta a España gets underway from Barcelona on August 26th. Warner Bros Discovery Sports Europe (WBD) will be presenting uninterrupted, live and on-demand coverage of every stage for viewers across Europe and Asia-Pacific through its streaming platforms discovery+, the Eurosport App and GCN+, with […]

August 22, 2023

Georgiou named WBD President for UK, Ireland

Andrew Georgiou has been named as the head of Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) media business in the UK and Ireland. He also retains his position as President and Managing Director of WBD Sports Europe, which operates both Eurosport across Europe and TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland. The appointment sees him helm the company […]

August 10, 2023

WBD sheds 1.8m DTC subs in Q2

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30th. David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of WBD, commented: “The important work we are doing to transform our businesses for the future continues to drive our strong financial performance as demonstrated by meaningful improvements to our balance sheet and our […]

August 3, 2023