It’s the dawn of a new day in Hollywood, like WarnerMedia and Discovery are now officially merged It will open its doors to operate as Warner Bros. Discovery Monday.
While not much is known about the future of the new company, it is clear what valuable brands, intellectual property, executives and customers they will bring to the table on their first day as a corporate entity.
Founded Discovery, Inc. was established in 1985 and has approximately 11,000 employees at the time of publication. WarnerMediawhich was first founded as Warner Bros. in 1923, employed approximately 25,000 employees.
For a detailed rundown of the senior leadership and org chart for the discovery side on Day 1, including CEO David Zaslav and his associates, as well as current development deals and talent partnerships, readers can refer to these datescompiled via Plataforma Variety Insight..
Y here It’s the same for the WarnerMedia side, which represents several recent departures in senior leadership prompted by the merger closing, including CEO Jason Keeler, HBO Max chairman Andy Forsell, studio and network group chairman and Executive Director Ann Sarnoff.
As of the end of 2021, the last time WarnerMedia disclosed streaming subscriber data, HBO and HBO Max currently have 73.8 million subscribers. By comparison, Discovery reports that it has 22 million, and now has many more through acquisitions. Numbers for subscribers to the recently launched CNN Plus channel were not released.
In terms of brand, WarnerMedia has crown jewels such as Warner Bros. HBO, HBO Max, CNN and DC Films; While Discovery dives into the best lifestyle channels including HGTV, Food Network, TLC and Streamer’s little Discovery Plus.
More specifically, each has valuable intellectual property: WarnerMedia is home to “Game of Thrones,” the DC movie universe, the “Harry Potter” franchise, NBA and MLB games, and the winning series. of the Emmy “Ted Lasso”; Discovery owns “Fixer Upper” content for Chip and Joanna Gaines and the “90 Day Fiancé” franchise, “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives”, “MythBusters”, “Battle Bots”, “Gold Rush” and “Shark Week ».
See below for this Discovery of the Warner brothers See facts, and more, in detail.
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