Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are set to operate under the name Skydance following the expected completion of their merger. Skydance CEO David Ellison announced the new corporate identity Friday in a post on X. The $110 billion deal is expected to close Tuesday, following nearly a year of pursuit by Ellison and a two-month…
Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed that its streaming service Max will launch in seven Southeast Asian territories next month. It will launch in Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand from November 19. Max will offer different plans. More precise pricing details will be announced in the coming…
Warner Bros. Discovery’s animation, comedy, and game studio Rooster Teeth is closing. “Since inheriting ownership and control of Rooster Teeth from AT&T following its acquisition of TimeWarner, Warner Bros. Discovery continued its investment in our company, content and community. It’s with a heavy heart I announce that Rooster Teeth is shutting down due to challenges…
In preparation for the third film of the famous Top Gun franchise, Paramount hopes to rev up the engine once more. Top Gun: Maverick co-writer Ehren Kruger is working on a script for a potential new Maverick film, and reliable sources indicate that Maverick director Joe Kosinski will also be directing. Kurger’s involvement was initially…
CNN Worldwide has appointed David C. Leavy, a senior executive at Warner Bros. Discovery and former CEO David Zaslav’s deputy, as COO. Leavy will be in charge of the network’s commercial, operational, and promotional activities. The move is successful on June 20. For the past 23 years, Leavy has worked for Discovery and its successor,…
According to report, HBO Max would start removing approximately 36 titles from its service this week. A spokesperson for HBO Max stated that the impending merger of the service with Discovery+, which is also owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, was the reason for the choice. HBO Max released a statement saying, “As we work toward…
Starting in the summer of 2023, HBO Max and Discovery+ will come together under a single brand. Following a merger earlier this year, Warner Bros. Discovery detailed its expansion goals in a Q2 2022 earnings call webcast. The yet-unnamed platform, which is run by CEO David Zaslav, will debut in the US before expanding to…
CNN+ has been cancelled by Warner Bros. Discovery after the network’s recently launched streaming service failed to gain traction with viewers. On April 30, it will close its doors. CNN Worldwide CEO Chris Licht said in a statement that “As we become Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN will be strongest as part of WBD’s streaming strategy…