Tag: WBD

Paramount is offering AMC and Regal three-year contracts requiring a combined Paramount-Warner Bros. to release at least 30 films annually, with 45-day theatrical exclusivity and a 90-day subscription streaming holdback. The commitments could strengthen Paramount's defense of its $110 billion…

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q2 results showed HBO Max emerging as its strongest growth engine, with streaming revenue topping $3 billion and adjusted EBITDA rising 75% to $512 million, while Global Linear Networks still generated $1.45 billion in adjusted EBITDA despite…

HBO Max's testing Shorts and Ask HBO Max to help mobile viewers discover programming through personalized video clips and natural-language searches. The features could reduce time-to-play, increase title starts and saves, and give WBD stronger data on viewer intent.

Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition faces a temporary court block as 12 state attorneys general pursue a longer injunction, turning regulatory delay into a direct financial burden through a ticking fee worth roughly $650 million per quarter…

Paramount’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery faces a state-led antitrust lawsuit challenging its impact on theatrical film distribution and basic cable licensing, despite federal clearance. The case threatens Paramount’s September closing target and could force asset sales, licensing commitments,…

Paramount won DOJ approval for its proposed $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, giving management momentum around its September 30 closing target. The harder work now shifts to Europe, the UK, and possible state AG litigation, where delays could raise…

Paramount’s potential combination with Warner Bros. Discovery would give the merged company 57% reach across US internet households, putting it near Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Disney. Paramount’s latest quarter strengthens the case, with streaming revenue up 11%, Paramount+ revenue up…

Paramount’s Q4 results show why its Warner Bros. Discovery gamble just got riskier. The company posted a $573 million loss as linear TV revenue fell 5% to $4.7 billion, with advertising down 10% and distribution off 7%, reinforcing that its…

James Cameron warned Sen. Mike Lee that a proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery would accelerate the decline of theatrical exhibition, cost jobs, and weaken America’s global film leadership. He questioned Netflix’s commitment to a 17 day theatrical window…

Paramount made a $108.4 billion hostile all-cash offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, disrupting Netflix’s prior $82.7 billion agreement and resetting the competitive stakes in Hollywood's final mega-merger. With WBD shareholders now weighing immediate cash versus Netflix’s strategic value, the deal…