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TikTok’s latest offering is capitalizing on the app’s ability to serve as a discovery engine for other media — something its users already take advantage of by sharing short clips…

TikTok partners with Warner Bros. to become a discovery engine for TV and movies

Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with Mukesh Ambani-backed Viacom18 to bring HBO and other movies and shows from the WB catalog to India in a major win for the Reliance…

Ambani and James Murdoch bring HBO content to India

With next month’s arrival of the new streaming service “Max” from Warner Bros. Discovery, the company is also promising a revamped product experience with an expanded feature set, improved recommendations…

Warner Bros. Discovery promises Max will be a more personalized, technically improved streaming service

Kano, the venture-backed U.K. startup known for its build-your-own computer kits and software for teaching coding and associated STEM skills, has accused Warner Bros. of copying one of its products and infringing…

Warner Bros. swiped our Harry Potter wand IP, says Kano

Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered with blockchain company Eluvio to launch tomorrow “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (Extended Version) web3 movie experience, with limited-edition multimedia…

Warner Bros. teams up with web3 startup Eluvio to launch ‘Lord of the Rings’ NFTs

Days after HBO’s “House of the Dragon” became the most-watched premiere for a new HBO original series, the “Game of Thrones” prequel series is renewed for a second season. Now…

HBO grows its ‘Game of Thrones’ franchise, gives spin-off ‘House of the Dragon’ a second season

The premiere of the “Game of Thrones“ prequel “House of the Dragon” on Sunday made history for HBO and HBO Max and drew the largest audience for any new HBO…

‘House of the Dragon’ series premiere is the biggest in HBO’s history, with almost 10 million viewers

Today, Discovery+ subscribers in the U.S. get access to more than 800 episodes of CNN content through a dedicated CNN Originals hub. The network’s three brands — CNN Original Series,…

After CNN+ shutdown, Discovery+ adds a CNN Originals hub to its US service

HBO Max is continuing its content removal spree with 36 titles going off the service this week including 20 of its in-house productions. Other titles include originals from HBO and…

HBO Max is removing 36 titles and creators are not happy

The rumored layoffs are coming true: Warner Bros. Discovery, the newly merged parent company to HBO, is cutting personnel costs. Fourteen percent of staff under HBO and HBO Max chief…

Layoffs hit HBO Max as 70 employees lose their jobs

The headline of Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings call was something a lot of people were anxious about: HBO Max and Discovery+ are merging into a new service. The company will…

Get ready for an HBO Max – Discovery+ mashup app in 2023

Warner Bros. Discovery revealed its second-quarter results — its first quarterly earnings since the $43 billion merger. The total number of direct-to-consumer subscribers across HBO, HBO Max and Discovery+ was…

HBO, HBO Max and Discovery+ report a combined total of 92.1M subscribers, plans for major restructuring

In a bit of an unusual agreement, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that HBO Max will have joint streaming custody of the comedy series “Abbott Elementary” with Disney+’s sister streaming service…

HBO Max and Hulu will share custody of Emmy-nominated series ‘Abbott Elementary’

The nominations for the 2022 Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, and once again, it was dominated by streaming services. Apple TV+ showed improvement compared to its older competitors, and…

Hulu hits record 58 Emmy nominations, underdog Apple TV+ gets 52

HBO Max will cease new original programming in parts of Europe and the company will also shut down Cinemax’s TV Everywhere platform, Cinemax Go, as its parent company Warner Bros.…

Warner Bros. Discovery ceases new HBO Max originals in Europe and shutters Cinemax Go

While the crypto industry was in free fall over the past few months, web3 games remained fairly stable.

Blockchain gaming unfazed by crypto volatility as gamers ‘seek out entertainment’

Programming that was originally meant to live on the now-shuttered streamer CNN+ will now move over to CNN and HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery announced today at its first Upfront…

Eva Longoria and Chris Wallace CNN+ shows will move to HBO Max and CNN

Sensor Tower’s “Q1 2022: Store Intelligence Data Digest” report saw HBO Max as a top contender for the most downloaded apps in the U.S. Not only did the app make…

HBO Max app just had one of its best quarters to date, but app performance still has room to improve

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Today, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. reported financial results for the first quarter of 2022 (January 1 through March 31). The results are for Discovery, Inc. and do not include first-quarter…

Warner Bros. Discovery revenue increases in Q1 2022 despite decline in linear subscribers

Following multiple reports that the new CNN+ subscription streaming service was struggling to attract viewers, CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery today announced that CNN+ will cease operations effective April 30…

CNN+ streaming service pulls a Quibi, will shut down a month after launch

AT&T for the last time reported results for its entertainment business, with its Q1 2022 earnings out this morning. The company, which unloaded its WarnerMedia division earlier this month, still…

HBO Max and HBO gained 3 million subscribers in Q1 as Netflix reports subscriber decline

It appears HBO Max is creeping up behind Netflix and Paramount+ with new gaming IP under its belt. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Jason Momoa is in final negotiations to…

HBO Max backs ‘Minecraft’ movie with ‘Aquaman’ star Jason Momoa

Last Friday, Discovery, Inc. and AT&T Inc. announced that they officially closed their deal with WarnerMedia. Under terms of the agreement, AT&T received $40.4 billion in cash and WarnerMedia’s retention…

The Warner Bros.-Discovery deal has officially closed

On Monday, April 11, the highly anticipated $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery was set to officially close. But a new report from Variety suggests the deal may actually…

WarnerMedia CEO exits as Discovery merger nears close

Spotify’s first project from its multiyear deal with Warner Bros. and DC Comics for scripted podcasts, “Batman Unburied,” will arrive on the heels of the latest Batman movie release. “The…

Podcast series ‘Batman Unburied’ set to premiere on Spotify after ‘The Batman’ heads to HBO Max

Following last week’s news that Discovery’s shareholders approved its merger with WarnerMedia, which will create one of the largest U.S. media companies, there’s now a hint as to how this…

HBO Max and Discovery+ will be combined into one service following merger

You didn’t miss last night’s Golden Globes — it wasn’t on. But you may have seen the tweets. NBC announced in May 2021 it wouldn’t broadcast the awards show this…

Netflix gets its first Golden Globe for best motion picture (drama) in a bizarre, live-tweeted event

Video game giant Electronic Arts is continuing to make M&A moves as it looks to bulk up its presence in the mobile gaming world. Fresh off the $2.4 billion acquisition…

Electronic Arts buys mobile game studio Playdemic for $1.4 billion

“Game of Thrones” might be over, but HBO Max is still breaking new ground, and even breaking the internet — this past weekend, HBO Max blacked out right before the…

HBO Max launches ad-supported subscription for $9.99 per month