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WBD nets Legends Team Cup

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is partnering with the Legends Team Cup to show the new international tennis tour for iconic players of the ATP Tour. WBD Sports will offer live and exclusive coverage of all seven tournaments taking place across a host of locations in 2025 on its streaming platforms including HBO Max and discovery+. […]

June 19, 2025

The Kim Kardashian Heist leads slate of new WBD content

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland has announced a new discovery+ true-crime commission The Kim Kardashian Heist (w/t), alongside three new linear series Guz Khan’s Custom Cars (w/t), Zero Stars and Rav Gill’s Chop House. In May 2025, 10 people stood trial in Paris, accused of being involved in the 2016 robbery of one of […]

June 18, 2025

Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League coming on Max in July

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that the DC anime sequel Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League will stream exclusively on Max on July 3rd. A sequel to the celebrated 2018 anime film Batman Ninja, this original feature once again reimagines DC’s legendary Dark Knight through the lens of Japanese anime, blending iconic characters with bold […]

June 13, 2025

WBD pays the price for changing mind

Back in 2022, management advisor company McKinsey told Warner Bros that the media giant should combine itself with factual production specialist Discovery. The advice resulted in a reported fee of $55 million (€47.6m) for McKinsey. But in the period 2022-2025 McKinsey benefitted by another $37 million for advice issued to the now combined Warner Bros […]

June 12, 2025By Chris Forrester

WBD sees record audiences for Roland-Garros

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has reported that its coverage of Roland-Garros 2025 resulted in a record-breaking edition with more fans across Europe (excluding France) streaming action from the tennis Grand-Slam than ever before. Millions of viewers enjoyed coverage of all 900 available matches on WBD’s platforms Max, HBO Max and discovery+ with streaming audiences increasing […]

June 11, 2025

HBO Max rolling out in 12 new markets in July

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that streaming service HBO Max, will launch direct-to-consumer in multiple new countries this July. The platform will become available in Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Tajikistan, as it nears 100 markets. These countries join their European neighbours in accessing a lineup of […]

June 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare

WBD extends Roland-Garros rights

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and the French Tennis Federation (FFT) have extended their agreement that will see Roland-Garros continue to be broadcast on its channels and platforms on a pan-European basis (excluding France) until at least 2030. The new deal, which will extend WBD’s relationship with the FFT to over 40 years, was signed on […]

June 9, 2025

WBD shareholders voted against Zaslav pay

A majority of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders voted down the 2024 pay package for CEO David Zaslav, amid steep declines in the media group’s share price. A regulatory filing showed that a majority of shareholders rejected the $52 million (€45.6m) package. The move is largely symbolic because it is nonbinding. The WBD board said […]

June 4, 2025

New Reframe the Game shorts coming to TNT Sports

Three new, short documentaries will debut on TNT Sports and discovery+ on May 31st, commissioned by WBD Access and TNT Sports as part of Reframe the Game – a programme that aims to tell untold stories from across women’s sport. First up is The Long Away Game, directed by Hannah Congdon. This is the story of […]

May 29, 2025By Nik Roseveare

HBO casts roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley for TV series

The upcoming Harry Potter TV series from HBO has cast screen newcomers Dominic McLaughlin in the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Francesca Gardiner, showrunner and executive producer, and Mark Mylod, director of multiple episodes and executive producer, said in a joint statement: “After an extraordinary […]

May 27, 2025By Nik Roseveare