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The insider dumped a substantial portion of their direct holdings after the stock surged 130% over the past year.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q2 results reflected a mixed performance, with revenue falling short of Wall Street expectations but GAAP profit surpassing analyst forecasts. Management attributed the quarter’s positive aspects to ongoing strength in its global streaming segment, particularly HBO Max, which delivered accelerated subscriber revenue and improved profitability. CEO David Zaslav highlighted that new and returning HBO series, such as "The Pitt" and "House of the Dragon," drew large global a
Investing.com -- Paramount Skydance said on Friday it had secured all regulatory clearances required under its merger agreement to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, removing the final regulatory obstacle to the proposed combination after an eight-month review spanning 68 countries.
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings has taken a stake in Netflix after having previously exited the streamer in 2022. You, too, should add NFLX stock given its tepid valuation.
The odds of the Hollywood megamerger happening appear to be improving, judging by recent stock moves.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is back in focus after reporting second quarter 2026 earnings, with revenue of US$8.7b and net income of US$149 million, alongside a wider loss over the first half. See our latest analysis for Warner Bros. Discovery. At a share price of US$27.75, Warner Bros. Discovery has seen a 7 day share price return of 5.11%, while the 1 year total shareholder return of 135.57% and 3 year total shareholder return of 117.48% point to strong momentum over a longer period. If...
Traders are growing more confident that the $110 billion merger between Paramount Skydance Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. will move forward despite an ongoing legal battle with US states.
Gerhard Zeiler exercised options at $11.02 per share and sold at $27.05, disposing of 52% of his direct holdings as the entertainment giant navigates a trailing net loss.
David Ellison is dangling CNN to appease critics of his massive Warner Bros. Discovery deal, but the attorneys general suing to block it say the offer solves nothing. A September deadline and a seven-figure daily fee are forcing a decision that no single concession can fix.
Streaming revenue exceeded $3 billion for first time amid theatrical headwinds.
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On-location productions in Los Angeles held just 4,711 shoot days in Q2, according to industry group FilmLA, down 13% year-over-year.
Makan Delrahim made the disclosure at Politico’s California Agenda conference, according to Reuters, signaling that Paramount is willing to go beyond internal safeguards to salvage a deal that has become one of the most politically charged media mergers in years. Warner Bros. Discovery is the publicly traded parent of CNN (NASDAQ: WBD), and the merger’s fate directly determines whether Ellison’s Paramount consolidates control over both CBS News and the cable network.
Paramount in recent months has discussed creating an editorial board for CNN and other safeguards to ease concerns over its news operation’s independence, according to people familiar with the situation. Paramount, which owns CBS News, has agreed to buy CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery for $81 billion. The internal discussions about establishing an oversight committee for news have come up as the company has planned for the deal’s closing, the people said.
Paramount Skydance Corporation’s (NASDAQ:PSKY) roughly $110 billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBD) remains frozen, after the two companies agreed not to close it until five days after a trial verdict or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first. A coalition of 12 states led by California, plus the Writers Guild of America, sued […]
The consolidated earnings-growth metric, that management once led with, no longer opens its remarks, and the businesses the replacement metrics measure move at very different speeds.
Paramount's board has approved David Ellison's plan to move headquarters from Hollywood to save money.
CEO David Ellison has suggested a possible move as the antitrust battle drags on over the company’s Warner Bros. deal.
Consumer stocks were lower late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sec
Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) reported second quarter 2026 results on August 6, and the numbers landed while the company’s fate is tied up somewhere else entirely: a federal courtroom deciding whether its $31-per-share sale to Paramount Skydance can proceed. Anyone holding this stock right now is really holding two separate stories. Bull Case: A Deal […]
While the market sees a mature streaming giant, a new growth engine is quietly spooling up inside the business. The company's push into cloud games is showing remarkable traction, with monthly players having increased 11x since last October. This adoption is already outpacing the company's earlier, successful push into mobile games.
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. executives on Thursday said the streaming bundle with The Walt Disney Co. is generating measurable benefits, helping reduce customer cancellations. Disney Bundle Is Driving Better Streaming Metrics During Warner Bros. Discovery’s second-quarter earnings call, an analyst...
Warner Bros. Discovery's Q2 earnings beat estimates as streaming growth and margin gains offset steep weakness in Studios and Global Linear Networks.
Global entertainment and media company Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales falling 11.2% year on year to $8.72 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.06 per share was significantly above analysts’ consensus estimates.