In an apparent attempt to break a labor stalemate that has helped bring nearly all of Hollywood production to a standstill, the major entertainment studios took the unusual step on […]
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Back to news homePlot Twist at Turner Classic Movies Upsets Film Fans
For many people in Hollywood, including lions like Steven Spielberg, Turner Classic Movies is not a cable channel. It is an extension of their identity.And it took a beating this […]
Does CNN’s Turmoil Mean There’s No Room on Cable for Independent News?
The Warner Bros. Discovery chief, David Zaslav, was clear from the day he took control of CNN in 2022 about what he wanted for the cable news network. Publicly and […]
Jeff Zucker’s View From Outside CNN: He Could Do Better
The seminar was to be on media leadership. Dozens of students filling a classroom at Yale University in April were there to learn about the business from a man who […]
HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery to Unveil New Max Streaming Service
Two years ago, the media mogul David Zaslav said he had a plan to compete with the streaming titans Netflix and Disney: Combine the scripted entertainment of HBO Max with […]
CNN’s Prime-Time Experiment Is Off to a Slow Start
CNN’s new chairman, Chris Licht, debuted a novel experiment last month to revive his network’s flagging prime-time ratings, betting that viewers would tune in for a mix of exclusive interviews […]
The Education of CNN’s Chris Licht
On Oct. 13, Mr. Licht made his debut in front of Warner Brother Discovery’s board at a hotel in Los Angeles, where he outlined both his growth and content strategy. […]
How Did AT&T’s $100 Billion Time Warner Deal Go So Wrong?
A year later, in the summer of 2016, Mr. Ginsberg, Time Warner’s head of communications, had breakfast with Peter Chernin, his former boss at News Corp. and a trusted adviser […]
Profits Slump at CNN as Ratings Plummet
One of the first moves the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery made when it took over CNN was shutting down CNN+, the nascent streaming service that was touted as the […]
Inside the Implosion of CNN+
David Zaslav had been chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery for all of a few hours when he learned he had a problem.On April 11, the day his newly merged […]