Tag: Warner Bros. Discovery

The FAST Festival, taking place July 25 and 26, has lined up a keynote from David Decker, president of content sales at Warner Bros. Discovery. You can register for the event here for free.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s networks TNT, TBS and Discovery Channel have a wide variety of new programming set to premiere over the next year.

Even as its direct-to-consumer segment swung to a profit in the first quarter, Warner Bros. Discovery reported a Q1 loss of $1.1 billion, citing acquisition-related amortization costs and restructuring expenses, on revenues that were down 5 percent to $10.7 billion.

Max, the unified HBO Max and discovery+ streaming platform, is set to roll out in the U.S. on May 23 with a new tagline, “The One to Watch.”

Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled plans for its rebranded Access Directors Program, which was previously housed within Warner Bros. Television but will now be led by the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion team.

The Foxtel Group and Warner Bros. Discovery have entered into a new multiyear agreement, which will see the Australian platform remain the home of HBO, Max Originals, Warner Bros. and Discovery programming.

On revenues of $11 billion, Warner Bros. Discovery reported a Q4 loss of $2.1 billion following $1.8 billion in asset write-downs and $1.2 billion in merger-related restructuring expenses.

Tubi has inked a content deal with Warner Bros. Discovery that adds 14 WB-branded FAST channels and more than 225 AVOD titles, totaling over 2,000 hours, to the platform.

Ampere Analysis is forecasting that global content expenditure will increase by just 2 percent this year, the lowest growth in more than a decade (other than the Covid-19-induced contraction in 2020).

David Decker has been promoted to president of content sales for Warner Bros. Discovery, effective January 2.