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Netflix bows out: Paramount Skydance secures Warner Bros. Discovery in $111 billion deal, eyes CNN overhaul
Netflix has withdrawn from its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing the path for Paramount Skydance to take control of the media…
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros Discovery, says $108.4 billion offer is ‘superior’ to Netflix deal
Paramount Global — backed by Skydance Corporation — unveiled a hostile all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in full…
Apple TV execs: No plans for ad-supported tier or to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Apple TV executives have “no plans” to introduce ads to the streaming service, resisting—for now—a strategy that has fueled growth…
Apple in the running to buy Warner Bros. Discovery
Apple is among the potential buyers, but David Ellison’s Skydance is viewed as the frontrunner to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Analysts…
Paramount Skydance prepares Ellison-backed bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount Skydance is preparing a majority cash bid to acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery — including its cable networks and movie studio…
HBO Max password sharing crackdown to get ‘more aggressive’ next month
If you’re sharing your HBO Max account, that perk is nearing its end. Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and gaming chief, JB Perrette…
Warner Bros. Discovery goes back to ‘HBO Max’ naming
Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its streaming service, currently named Max, will revert to its previous name, HBO Max, starting this…
Warner Bros. Discovery planning to crackdown on Max password sharing
Max will gradually implement its password-sharing restrictions over the next few months, initially using a soft approach to inform users…
Fox, Disney, Warner Bros Discovery’s ‘Venu Sports’ service priced at $42.99/month
Venu Sports — the streaming service formed by Walt Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros Discovery — will cost subscribers $42.99 per month…
Former Apple exec named CEO of new sports streaming service from ESPN, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery
Pete Distad, an experienced leader in media, sports and technology, has been named CEO of the new sports streaming service – a joint venture…
Gourmet ‘Ted Lasso’ ‘Biscuits with the Boss’ shortbread cookies now available
Inspired by”Ted Lasso,” Mackenzie Limited announces the launch of “Ted Lasso”-inspired “Biscuits with the Boss” shortbread cookies …
Apple emerges among potential bidders for future NBA rights
The competitive, high-stakes bidding war is just beginning over who will televise National Basketball Association (NBA) games…
HBO Max is now simply ‘Max’ with a new ‘Ultimate Ad-Free’ tier
On Tuesday HBO Max became “Max,” Warner Bros. Discovery’s enhanced streaming platform, delivering content for everyone in the household…
Warner Bros. Discovery to kill HBO brand, rechristen HBO Max as ‘Max’
Say goodbye to the “HBO” in HBO Max as Warner Bros. Discovery will strip the HBO brand from the service’s name to rechristen it as “Max.”
Streaming is going to end up costing you more than cable
Netflix’s competitors have kept prices low since launching in order to build a subscriber base, but with rising content costs and…
HBO Max and Discovery+ to merge into a single streaming service
HBO Max and Discovery+ will merge into a single streaming service, Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav announced on…
CNN+ to shut down just weeks after debut due to widespread disinterest
Warner Bros. Discovery has decided to shut down CNN+ on April 30th, the once-highly-promoted streaming service that CNN had hoped…
CNN+ subscription streaming service is a steaming flop
Faced with a comically low adoption rate, the $5.99-per-month $5.99-per-month streaming video service CNN+ is not expected to last long…
