Warner Bros. Discovery

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Gernot Bauer, head of sport at Warner Bros. Discovery Germany, is leaving the media giant to join commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1
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Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has unveiled a Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports add-on tier to its rebranded US streaming service Max
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Sports content from Eurosport will continue to be available to all DAZN subscribers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland under the terms of a new sublicensing agreement
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Viaplay’s financial crisis may represent a low-cost opportunity to scale quickly for other expansionist media groups, but the costs the company took on to drive its expansion over the last six years could deter many potential buyers.
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Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer David Zaslav says that news and sports will soon be joining the company's rebranded streaming service Max
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The UK and Ireland pay-television market has entered a new era today (Tuesday) with TNT Sports going live to replace BT Sport
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Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are in line to renew their Uefa Champions League rights deals across Latin America and Brazil, respectively, SportBusiness understands
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Warner Bros Discovery is set to acquire exclusive rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil for the upcoming three-season cycle, agreeing to pay an uplift should its deal in principle be finalised as expected.
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UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired free-to-air rights to the upcoming SailGP season, while Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed a deal to exclusively cover the sailing series in New Zealand
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The Danish Superliga will not be on the screens of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in Denmark from 2024-25, after the incumbent rights-holder did not submit a bid by the May 10 deadline
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Warner Bros. Discovery Inc today (Friday) posted a first-quarter loss exceeding $1bn (€910m), largely tied to its 2022 mega merger, but did announce a surprise profit for its streaming business.
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The first rounds of the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League playoffs have drawn major increases in viewership on Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney-owned platforms ESPN and ABC
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The USTA and IMG have struck four deals for the US Open in Europe so far, though the jury will remain out on the decision to carve out the ‘big five’ markets until the sales process is complete.
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As Warner Bros. Discovery announced the merger of its two streaming platforms, HBO Max and discovery+, into one offering the company will call Max, chief executive officer David Zaslav has said that it is "building an attack strategy" over the next few months for sports streaming in the US market.
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Media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery has renewed its rights in France to the US Open tennis grand slam as part of a new “long-term” agreement with the United States Tennis Association.
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Viewership of the men's NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament has been steady compared to the 2022 tournament's first two rounds on CBS and Warner Bros
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Warner Bros. Discovery and CBS Sports, which hold domestic broadcast rights to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's men's basketball March Madness tournament, have "virtually sold out" of their advertising inventory.
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CBS Sports has announced a free 24-hour, soccer-specific streaming channel called CBS Sports Golazo Network