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In Show of Force, Netflix Chiefs Visit Warner Bros. Lot Amid Battle With Paramount for Studio’s Future
As the future of the studio hangs in the balance, Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix leaders put on a show of force Wednesday afternoon…
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David Zaslav Could Become a Billionaire if Warner Bros. Sells to Either Netflix or Paramount
David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, would be out of a job if a deal is completed with Netflix or Paramount…
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The Safer Bet: Why David Zaslav and the WBD Board Favored Netflix in a Turbulent Time for Legacy Hollywood
After a few marathon days of telephone and video calls, emails and text message chains, the $82.7 billion agreement for Netflix to buy…
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Paramount Skydance Alleges Warner Bros. Discovery Sales Process ‘Has Been Tainted by Management Conflicts’ That Favor Netflix Bid
Lawyers for Paramount Skydance sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, expressing “grave concerns” about the alleged…
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Dinner at Zaslav’s: Oprah Winfrey, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, Lorne Michaels Join Warner Bros. Discovery Chief on Night Before Initial Bids Landed (EXCLUSIVE)
What a way to prepare for an auction: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hosted a star-packed dinner at his Beverly Hills home…
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Amid Sales Review, Warner Bros. Discovery Clarifies That CEO David Zaslav’s Employment Agreement Will Let Him Retain Stock Options in the Event of a ‘Change in Control’
Warner Bros. Discovery is reassuring president and CEO David Zaslav and other top execs that they will still be able to keep their stock…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Q3 Loss, With ‘Superman’ Box Office Offset by Ad Declines
Warner Bros. Discovery has been telling investors it wants to split the company in two — and just produced some evidence that such a deal…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Evaluating Acquisition Offers From ‘Multiple Parties’
Warner Bros. Discovery is reviewing “strategic alternatives” in light of “unsolicited interest” it has received from multiple parties for…
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Warner Bros. Renews Michael De Luca, Pamela Abdy Contracts After ‘Sinners’ and ‘Minecraft’ Spark Epic Box Office Turnaround
A few months ago, Hollywood was convinced that Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy were about to be fired as co-heads of Warner Bros.…
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Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch
David Ellison‘s Skydance Media just completed the $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global five weeks ago. Now, before Ellison and his team…
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Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav on Why HBO Max Isn’t ‘Pushing’ Password-Sharing Crackdown Yet
Despite Warner Bros. Discovery‘s recent institution of a password-sharing crackdown at HBO Max, the streamer is actually going to let you…
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‘The Studio’ Star Bryan Cranston Calls David Zaslav Too ‘Boring’ To Base His Character On, Reveals Real Inspiration
Bryan Cranston has quelled speculation that his performance as the boss on Apple TV+’s “The Studio” was based on Warner Brothers CEO,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to Q2 Profit, Boosted by HBO Max Expansion, ‘Minecraft’
The story of Warner Bros. Discovery is quickly becoming a tale of two companies — and that’s a narrative executives would really like Wall…
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James Gunn Says He’s ‘Incredibly Grateful’ For Successful Opening of ‘Superman’: ‘A Hopeful Testament to the Kindness and Quality of Human Beings’
James Gunn is celebrating the success of “Superman,” the long-awaited debut feature of his revamped DC Studios. Gunn took to Instagram…
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Turner Classic Movies Will Stay on David Zaslav’s Side of Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)
Turner Classic Movies has carved out a special custody arrangement in the forthcoming Warner Bros. Discovery split, Variety has learned…