Latest David Zaslav
WBD Cuts the Head Off the Streaming Snake, DTC Losses Down to Just $214 Million in Q4
By Daniel Frankel published
It's a $500 million improvement on the EBITDA loss on DTC reported in the fourth quarter of 2021, but subscriber growth was about one-sixth of what it was a year ago
Paying More for Less: HBO Max Ups Price on Ad-Free Tier to $15.99 ... Right After Major Library Trim
By Daniel Frankel published
Warner Bros. Discovery says the bump will 'allow us to continue to invest in providing even more culture-defining programming and improving our customer experience for all users'
Warner Bros. Discovery Raises Write-Offs By Nearly $1 Billion
By Jon Lafayette published
Content impairment charges to be $2.8 to $3.5 billion
Zaslav Set to Pull 'Westworld,' a Former Flagship Series With 54 Emmy Noms, Off HBO Max Completely
By Daniel Frankel last updated
Four seasons of the A.I.-themed dystopian drama, along with the Joss Whedon series 'The Nevers,' will be yanked off HBO Max streaming in a cost-cutting move
Zaslav Zings Kilar (Again) on HBO Max Losses: ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It’
By Daniel Frankel last updated
The standalone HBO spent $2.5 billion on content in 2019 and made a $2.5 billion profit, he said. Last year, the expanded HBO Max spent $7 billion and lost $3 billion
Relegate Ryan Murphy and Chris Licht, Promote Roku City - Next TV’s New Weekly Sorting of Who’s Up and Who’s Down in the TMT Business
By Daniel Frankel published
Why you may be a New York ‘seven,’ but you’re only a Roku City ‘four’
Warner Bros. Discovery Bumps Up Combined DTC Rollup to Spring, Plans FAST Launch, Expands 'Synergy' Cuts to $3.5 Billion
By Daniel Frankel last updated
But heavily indebted media company misses revenue target in Q3 with $9.82 billion in sales ... and the stock drops again
David Zaslav and the Great 'Course Correction’: Why Is He Betting on the Past? (Bloom)
By David Bloom last updated
A 1.0 demo rating just won Broadcast premiere week. Cord cutting's gone next level. And the box office is half of Its pre-pandemic size. Why the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO is going to have to squeeze real hard to make his strategy work
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