Paramount Skydance is considering making a takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), reports The WSJ. The news comes just weeks after Skydance closed its merger deal with Paramount valued at over $8 billion. Paramount, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, is reportedly preparing a majority cash bid for WBD that would be backed […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, have signed a new, long-term, multi-year deal, effective immediately. The pact covers measurement for all WBD platforms across linear and streaming. As part of the new deal, WBD will expand its partnership with Nielsen, taking on new services in 2026 that […]

The US Open has driven record viewership for Warner Bros Discovery’s (WBD) channels and platforms following the conclusion of the tennis tournament on September 7th. Broadcasting exclusively to 45 countries across Europe, Eurosport 1 grew its US Open audience by a 32 per cent compared to the 2024 tournament. In Poland, a record number of […]

The World Snooker Tour will continue to be shown across Europe on Eurosport and HBO Max as Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) extends its exclusive broadcast rights until at least the 2030-2031 season.  The renewed five-year deal with World Snooker Tour extends Eurosport’s position as the home of snooker nearly 30 years after it first began […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that Brad Singer will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer of Warner Bros, upon completion of the company’s planned separation, which is expected to occur by mid-2026, subject to closing and other conditions. Singer will report to David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer of WBD and future […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s coverage of La Vuelta a España – the final test of the Grand Tour season – begins on August 23rd. All 21 stages will be shown live on Eurosport 1 (Europe and Asia-Pacific region); TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 3 (UK and Ireland) with a minimum of 75 live hours […]

Every court of the US Open will be covered throughout the tennis Grand Slam by Eurosport and HBO Max across 45 markets in Europe. Eurosport will broadcast at least 260 hours of live television coverage while HBO Max will provide a front row seat at Flushing Meadows with streaming coverage of every match played. In-app […]

Independent distributor All3Media International is promoting Jennifer Askin – currently Senior Vice President, North America – to Executive Vice President, Americas, as Sally Habbershaw departs to relocate to the UK. As EVP, Americas, Askin will be responsible for managing the New York-based Americas team of All3Media International, maximising exploitation of the UK distributor’s portfolio across […]

The best track and field athletes on the planet will compete for the right to be crowned World Champion this September with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) set to screen the action through a new broadcast partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The non-exclusive agreement covers 45 markets across Europe (excluding the Nordics and Poland) […]

DirecTV’s free programming service, MyFree DirecTV, is adding several more FAST linear content offerings from NBCUniversal, Fox Corp and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – offering more choice without any additional costs. First up is NBC News-produced, all-access Dateline 24/7, NBC News NOW, and TODAY All Day. These three channels will join the MyFree DirecTV lineup […]