Action Newsroom 990 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has left the company ahead of its merger with Discovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 2696 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Variety reports the merger could close as early as Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 990 Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 More exits ahead of the merger: - HBO Max head Andy Forssell - Studios & Networks Chief Ann Sarnoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 990 Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 Six more execs have departed: - CFO Jennifer Biry - Jason Kilar’s right hand corp comm person Christy Haubegger who is also the Chief Inclusion Officer - EVP Chief Human Resources Officer Jim Cummings - EVP Chief Revenue Officer Tony Goncalves - EVP General Counsel Jim Meza - Chief Technology Officer Richard Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NowBergen 406 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 The article I read is that some decided to resign rather than accept new positions. It is typical of most corporate mergers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroiter313 178 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I got two small questions relating to this merger: What is the main impetus of this deal and will there be cross-promotions between the networks despite the majority of programming on all Discovery networks is more reality/scripted driven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 990 Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 The leadership structure at WBD is set, with mostly Discovery executives in head roles. WB TV Group Chairwoman Channing Dungey, Warners Charman Toby Emmerich and HBO & HBO Max Chief Casey Bloys remain in their post-WarnerMedia roles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 840 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/6/2022 at 8:09 PM, detroiter313 said: I got two small questions relating to this merger: What is the main impetus of this deal and will there be cross-promotions between the networks despite the majority of programming on all Discovery networks is more reality/scripted driven? The impetus for this deal is that Zaz wants to be in the top echelon of moguls, opportunities to buy media monoliths like WarnerMedia are rare, and AT&T was willing to dump WarnerMedia for a relative bargain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 2696 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 From Variety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 2696 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Here it is, the official WBD logo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 338 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 The deal has closed. Say hello to the new multimedia behemoth. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1088 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I look forward to all the corporate synergy that will arise.. "And now, the HBO Max Original Series, My 600-Pound Life." (Am I being facetious? Absolutely. But that show actually does exist on TLC...) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noggi 472 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 45 minutes ago, mre29 said: I look forward to all the corporate synergy that will arise.. "And now, the HBO Max Original Series, My 600-Pound Life." (Am I being facetious? Absolutely. But that show actually does exist on TLC...) Two hours of watching someone drink gallons of Pepsi for breakfast just to find out in the last 30 seconds they died. It’s not a bad show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 2931 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) I"m looking forward to a MythBusters episode where they test the Tom & Jerry antics (they did one on the Simpsons years back!) Same goes for Roadrunner & Wile E. Coyote since they've always been a Warner Bros. thing, while T&J came thru the Turner/MGM purchase in the 80s where he ended up with most of the MGM content post-purchase and kept after the re-sale of MGM/UA. And someone earlier mentioned that Jabberjaw and Shark Week are now under the same parent company Next move, could Nexstar trade in their 31 percent ownership of the Food Network(s) subsidiary in exchange for all or part of the CW? We shall see.... Edited April 9, 2022 by tyrannical bastard 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1462 Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Given the logo, I'm about 85% certain that within 5 years, the brand will drop the Discovery name all together and the company will be known as Warner Brothers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 990 Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 WBD held a town hall earlier today. Highlights include Zazlav and Oprah Winfrey discussing how the merger came to be, staff cuts, and the future of CNN under Chris Licht. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panewswatcher69 23 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Discussion of possible Comcast NBCUniversal merger with Warner Brothers Discovery. https://www.cbr.com/comcast-purchase-warner-bros-discovery-merge-nbcuniversal/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLETVFan 362 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 That would be a shock to have all of those channels under one roof. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 2931 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, CLETVFan said: That would be a shock to have all of those channels under one roof. As long as NBCUniversal is the surviving company. Warner Brothers in any form has been a train wreck, they don't even know how to deal with their own content, yet alone all of the content they've acquired over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase 677 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 2 hours ago, CLETVFan said: That would be a shock to have all of those channels under one roof. It’s just too much content to manage. There’s no way they could make it work without cutting a lot of content, people, etc… to make it make sense financially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 506 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I don’t see how this could pass regulatory approval 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 1517 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 28 minutes ago, atlnews2 said: I don’t see how this could pass regulatory approval The Paramount Decree is no longer in effect, so on that end it would have to depend on the SEC regarding the film studios. That's why they'd test the waters with this merger attempt. For the TV side, a lot of channels would be cut by Comcast. Discovery, TLC, HGTV, Food, USA, ID, Bravo, TBS and TNT are safe no matter what, but by then Oxygen will have completed its OTA move and networks like Discovery Life, Travel, Discovery Family (why WBD didn't shut this down on day one makes no sense), Animal Planet, TruTV and Destination America and their ilk will be gone. Universal Kids is pretty much a YouTube playlist on autopilot running out the string at this point. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbsgeo 12 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 It’s crazy how CNN and NBC News would be under one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunkie24 424 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I don't see this happening with NBCU and WBD merging. That's almost breaking antitrust laws and would lead to several congresspeople asking the DOJ to block it. Also, what would happen to CNN and Turner Sports if this were to go through? Losing both the Travel Channel and Animal Planet would be a travesty in my opinion as both channels have been staples for decades though. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpeedKing 263 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 15 hours ago, panewswatcher69 said: Discussion of possible Comcast NBCUniversal merger with Warner Brothers Discovery. https://www.cbr.com/comcast-purchase-warner-bros-discovery-merge-nbcuniversal/ Wth. As if one merger wasn’t enough. If we all just watched BBC, CBC or PBS maybe the private companies would actually start to compete and not just M&A to one monolith. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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