“Success is about creative talent, in front of the screen, and behind the screen, and fighting and fighting to create a culture that supports that creative vision,” Mr. Zaslav said […]
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Back to news homeAt CNN, Personal and Corporate Tensions Collide After Jeff Zucker’s Exit
One by one, the name-brand news anchors filed in: Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and some two dozen of their CNN colleagues, dejected, confused and ready to pounce.Their quarry […]
Hollywood Glamour Is Pandemic-Proof at the Polo Lounge
LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is down in the dumps. Oscar hopefuls like “King Richard,” “Nightmare Alley” and “West Side Story” have sputtered, and everyone knows that, studio spin aside, the […]
Discovery and AT&T: How a Huge Media Deal Was Done
Deals are rarely smooth, and an anomaly with Discovery’s share price dovetailed with the negotiations. Discovery’s stock began to inexplicably rocket in February and March to $75 from $45 because […]
How a Megadeal Reunited CNN’s Jeff Zucker With a Powerful Old Friend
All agreed that Mr. Zaslav’s takeover raised the odds that Mr. Zucker would stay put, perhaps in an expanded role that encompasses more of Discovery and Warner’s combined news and […]
An Old-School Media Titan Pushes Aside an Upstart
Mr. Kilar fashioned himself as a disrupter inclined to break with the status quo in the pursuit of innovation. He became the chief executive of WarnerMedia in April 2020. He […]
AT&T’s WarnerMedia Group to Merge With Discovery
It’s as if Logan Roy, the fictional patriarch of the Waystar Royco media empire on HBO’s popular series “Succession,” masterminded the deal himself: AT&T has thrown in the towel on […]
AT&T, in Abrupt Turn, Will Shed Media Business in Deal With Discovery
AT&T, the wireless carrier that thundered its way into the media business three years ago with grand visions of streaming video on millions of its customers’ cellphones, wants a do-over: […]
Will You Pay to Stream Comfort Shows? Discovery Is About to Find Out
When Disney+ made its debut, it served up a “Star Wars” blockbuster, “The Mandalorian.” When AppleTV+ came online, it offered a big-budget original series starring Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. […]