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  1. #Paramount #WarnerBrothersDiscovery
    "The U.K. has cleared Paramount Skydance’s $111 ⁠billion acquisition of Warner Bros. on both competition and ⁠public interest grounds after Paramount beefed up promises about programming ⁠and news provision in the country."
    No! Crap! 😡

    U.K. Approves Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

    "The U.K. cleared Paramount Skydance's $111 ⁠billion acquisition of Warner Bros. on competition grounds on Thursday."
    variety.com/2026/film/global/u

  2. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #Netflix #Paramount
    American media dominance and video arts excellence is over. No one is going to want our fascist right-wing trash coming from Larry Ellison and the tech-bros! 😭

    It’s Over: Netflix Declines to Raise Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

    "Netflix has declined to increase its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery."
    variety.com/2026/tv/news/netfl

  3. TCM Becomes Home to Looney Tunes Library – The Hollywood Reporter

    TCM Becomes “Ongoing Home” of the Looney Tunes Library (Exclusive)

    A new six-year licensing deal brings the classic cartoons to the channel. It starts in February with 45 shorts featuring Star of the Month Bugs Bunny.

    January 26, 2026 9:00am

    Bugs Bunny, TCM’s “star of the month” for February. Courtesy Everett Collection

    Big news just in from the folks at the Acme Corporation: TCM has become “the ongoing television home” of the iconic Looney Tunes library from Warner Bros.

    In late 2022, HBO Max eliminated 256 Looney Tunes shorts from 1950-2004 when its license expired and the streaming arm of Warner Bros. Discovery chose not to renew it, Vulture reported. Last year, another 255 shorts produced from 1930-1949 were excised.

    But on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. PT, the prized animated films — more than 750 in all — will begin running on WBD cable channel TCM as part of a new six-year deal. It all starts with the Oscar-nominated, Tex Avery-directed A Wild Hare (1940), the Merrie Melodies short that’s considered the first “official” Bugs Bunny cartoon.

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    Forty-five shorts featuring the rascally rabbit — TCM’s Star of the Month! — will screen through Feb. 7, and a curated selection of related full-length features will follow in yet another example of the thoughtful programming for which TCM is known.

    So, Rabbit of Seville (1950) and What’s Opera Doc (1957) will set up A Night at the Opera (1935); Tortoise Beats Hare (1941), Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943) and Rabbit Transit (1947) will lead to Walk, Don’t Run (1966); Apes of Wrath (1959) will precede King Kong (1933); Buccaneer Bunny (1948) will set up Mutiny on the Bounty (1950); Captain Hareblower (1954) will lead to Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951); Bugsy and Mugsy (1957) and The Unmentionables (1963) will precede The Roaring Twenties (1939); and A Witch’s Tangled Hare (1959) will set up Hamlet (1948).

    What’s Opera Doc? premiered in theaters in 1957. Courtesy Everett Collection

    “By making TCM an ongoing home for this iconic library, we’re able to present these cartoons with the care they deserve, alongside the classic films they helped influence,” Charlie Tabesh, TCM senior vp programming and content strategy, said in a statement.

    Editor’s Note: The featured image at the top is by WP AI. –DrWeb

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: TCM Becomes Home to Looney Tunes Library

    #750Films #HomeForCartoons #LooneyTunes #SixYearDeal #TCM #TheHollywoodReporter #TurnerClassicMovies #WarnerBrothers #WarnerBrothersDiscovery
  4. #Netflix und #Paramount kämpfen um #WarnerBrothersDiscovery. Doch warum mischt sich plötzlich Donald #Trump in dieses Milliarden-Spiel ein? BR24 Medien beleuchtet die Hintergründe und die entscheidenden Player in dieser Bieterschlacht, die das Zeug zu einem eigenen Hollywoodfilm hat.

    1.ard.de/br24medien-netflix-pa

  5. #HBOmax #WarnerBrothersDiscovery
    "The new prices go into effect immediately for new subscriptions. Existing monthly subscribers will be notified 30 days in advance of their plan renewing, with the higher prices starting from their next billing date on or after November 20."

    HBO Max Raising Prices For All Subscription Plans

    "HBO Max is joining the price inflation wave sweeping through the streaming business, hiking the cost of its ad-supported and ad-free plans."
    share.google/NWDKKi1JGhJHY1c6A

  6. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    Oh look! The masters of the universe are such geniuses. 🙄🤦‍♂️

    "Warner Bros. Discovery, the owner of HBO, CNN and other streaming and studio businesses, said Tuesday it is putting itself up for sale."

    Warner Bros. Discovery puts itself up for sale

    "The announcement comes after WBD previously said it would split in two."
    nbcnews.com/business/media/war

  7. #DavidZaslav #HBOmax #WarnerBrothersDiscovery
    "David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, plans to make HBO more expensive, and passwords a lot harder to share..."

    HBO Max is going to get a lot more expensive, CEO promises

    "Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav confirms that prices are going up and HBO passwords will be harder to share."
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  8. In 2023, GQ wrote an honest piece about David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Brothers Discovery.

    Zaslav didn't like it, so had it pulled and re-written. He likely hoped it would go away, forever.

    But the internet is forever, and Zaslav's bad behavior is his own fault.

    A PDF: scribd.com/document/657170477/

    And an attached PNG (which may or may not get munged by this platform).

    #wbd #zaslav #DavidZaslav #WarnerBros #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #Hollywood #film #tv #movies #television

  9. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    "On Monday, we finally got the news we were waiting for: Warner Bros. Discovery, formed just three years earlier via the merger of Zaslav’s Discovery, Inc. and AT&T’s WarnerMedia, is being split back up."

    Here we go again! 🤦‍♂️

    David Zaslav Finally Cuts the Cord

    "The newest movie mogul has his feet up on Jack Warner’s desk this morning."
    hollywoodreporter.com/business

  10. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    "The separation is expected to be completed by mid-2026, subject to closing and other conditions, and the bulk of the current company’s debt — nearly $38 billion –will be assigned to the TV entity."

    Here we go again! 🤦‍♂️

    Warner Bros. Discovery to Split Into Two Companies

    "Warner Bros. Discovery said it would split into two publicly traded companies, one focused on streaming and the other on traditional TV."
    variety.com/2025/tv/news/warne

  11. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    What an understatement!

    Warner Bros. Discovery "Is Not Working," Should Explore Options, Analysts Say

    "A team of Wall Street pros throw kindling on the speculative M&A fire, suggesting that the David Zaslav-led company should spin off its linear TV brands."
    hollywoodreporter.com/business

  12. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    Ladies and gentlemen, the CEO of CNN's parent company is a 🤡

    WBD CEO David Zaslav Weighs in on US Presidential Election - Business Insider

    "The media mogul says he doesn't care who wins — just as long as that person doesn't do what Joe Biden has been doing for the last four years."
    businessinsider.com/wbd-david-

  13. Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them - Enlarge / Timely art from the game Traverser, soon to be published by d... - arstechnica.com/?p=2023832 #smallradiosbigtelevisions #warnerbrothersdiscovery #warnerbros.discovery #adultswimgames #indiegames #adultswim #culture #gaming #steam

  14. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #HBO #max
    "What was supposed to be a gambit by these companies to dominate streaming TV, wound up being a very expensive act of seppuku by over-compensated executives clearly out of their depths."

    Max Adds More Ads, Takes Aim At Password Sharing

    "(HBO) also says it’s on the cusp of following Netflix’s dubious crackdown on the public menace that is password sharing, and is expanding the type and volume of ads paying users get to enjoy:"
    techdirt.com/2024/03/12/max-ad

  15. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #CoyoteVsAcme #DavidZaslav
    "The final decisions were made by executives who had not actually seen the finished movie."

    Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount wanted Coyote vs. Acme, but WBD said no - The Verge

    "According to a new report, Warner Bros. Discovery rejected offers from Netflix, Amazon, and Paramount that could have led to Coyote vs. Acme being released."
    theverge.com/2024/2/9/24067496

  16. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #Paramount #StarTrek
    Inverse:
    Warner-Paramount Merger Puts The Decade's Most Exciting Sci-Fi Franchise in Jeopardy

    "Paramount has owned Star Trek for decades. What happens when that suddenly changes?"
    inverse.com/entertainment/para

  17. #ShariRedstone #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    Ms. Redstone, please don't sell to Zaslav. Don't put him in charge of the Star Trek franchise.

    Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount in talks to to merge: Axios

    "Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav has met with Paramount Global (PARA) CEO Bob Bakish about a potential merger, according to a report from Axios. The report says that in addition to Bakish, Zaslav also met with Shari Redstone, who heads Paramount..."
    finance.yahoo.com/video/warner

  18. Oh, no. No, no, no. With the absolutely craptacular shitshow that #WarnerBrothersDiscovery has been for so many shows, I just can’t see this being in any way a good thing for #StarTrek. Has anyone started a fan campaign to petition them to _not_ merge yet?

    trekmovie.com/2023/12/20/param

  19. #CoyoteVsAcme #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav #RepJoaquinCastro
    It’s like burning down your own building for the insurance money. Yes! Now do something.

    ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’: Congressman Calls for Warners Investigation – The Hollywood Reporter

    "Texas congressman Joaquin Castro calls for federal government to look into whether studio violated antitrust guidelines in tax write-off plan."
    hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

  20. #CoyotevAcme #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #JamesGunn #DavidZaslav
    Warner Brothers has decided to cancel release for fully completed and high test scored Coyote V. Acme for a $30 million tax write off. Zaslav is deranged!

    John Cena’s Coyote Vs. Acme Shelved at Warner Bros. – The Hollywood Reporter

    "John Cena's animated feature was greenlit as an HBO Max film before being considered for a theatrical release."
    hollywoodreporter.com/movies/m

  21. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #max #DavidZaslav
    Concurrent streams also reduced from 3 to 2. Great... Thanks Zaslav.

    Longtime HBO Max subscribers are about to lose 4K streaming - The Verge

    "Customers who transitioned from HBO Max to Max while on the ad-free plan were able to enjoy 4K streaming for six months, but now they’ll need to be on the Ultimate Tier."
    theverge.com/2023/11/2/2394385

  22. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #max #DavidZaslav
    As Max's subscriber woes continue, Barbie's official streaming debut can't come soon enough | TechRadar

    "Warner Bros. Discovery's Q3 2023 earnings report reveals its super streamer has lost another 700,000 subscribers."
    techradar.com/streaming/hbo-ma

  23. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DirectTV #CNN #max
    Oops! 😆

    Cord Cutters News:
    DIRECTV Tells Warner Bros. Discovery That Its CNN Max Stream May Violate Its Contract

    "Last week, Warner Bros. Discovery launched a 24/7 stream on Max, giving subscribers to the streaming services additional access to CNN content without the need for a live TV service like DIRECTV or DIRECTV STREAM. Now DIRECTV is fighting back, warning Warner Bros. Discovery that streaming CNN on Max..."
    cordcuttersnews.com/directv-te

  24. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #max #Disney #CharterSpectrum #ESPN
    Pajiba Entertainment News:
    Warner Bros/Max Have Perpetrated Attempted Murder on the Cable Box

    "There's a reason why the carriage dispute between Charter/Spectrum and Disney was such a big deal, and that reason is coming sharply into focus. The Spectrum/Disney fracas was mostly about live sports, specifically ESPN, the single biggest reason to still..."
    pajiba.com/tv_reviews/warner-b

  25. #TV #Streaming #WarnerBrothersDiscovery
    "WBD's Max wielded the heaviest ax from 2020 to 2023 while Apple TV+ was most merciful."

    Variety:
    Which Streaming Service Cancels TV Series at the Highest Rate? This New Study Sets the Record Straight

    "A new report from Variety Intelligence Platform and Luminate reveals if streaming services really do 'cancel everything'"
    variety.com/2023/tv/news/strea

  26. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav #WGAstrike
    NBC News:
    Warner Bros. suspends deals with Mindy Kaling, J.J. Abrams and other top creators

    "Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday suspended deals with some of the most high-profile writers in the television industry, including Mindy Kaling and J.J. Abrams."
    nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-cu

  27. @davidaugust Your assessment of Warner Bros. Discovery's CFO seems rather hasty. Gunnar Wiedenfels is expecting a $100 million increase in free cash flow, which is a significant aspect of financial health. While you point out the risk of not investing in essential operations, where's the evidence of this misstep? Shareholders need comprehensive data, not just rhetoric. Let's scrutinize before calling for drastic actions. #WBD #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #stocks #FinancialStrategy #businessInsights

  28. #DunePart2 #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #legendary #SAGAFTRAstrike
    "Dune: Part Two is currently slated for a November 2023 release, but distributors at Legendary and Warner Bros. may push the film back to Spring 2024."
    youtu.be/_YUzQa_1RCE

  29. #DunePart2 #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #legendary #SAGAFTRAstrike
    "Dune: Part Two is currently slated for a November 2023 release, but distributors at Legendary and Warner Bros. may push the film back to Spring 2024."

    The Biggest Sci-fi Movie of 2023 is in Serious Trouble

    "Will the spice still flow for 'Dune: Part Two'?"
    inverse.com/entertainment/dune

  30. #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #GeorgeRRMartin #HBO #max
    Collider:
    HBO Suspends Overall Deal With 'Game of Thrones' Creator George R.R. Martin

    "On a new blog post, George R.R. Martin revealed that the overall deal he signed with HBO in 2021 was suspended this June."
    collider.com/george-rr-martin-

  31. #TCM #WarnerBrothersDiscovery #DavidZaslav
    They axed 70 staff and executives leaving just 20 employees and placed them under Warner Brothers Pictures executives.

    Why Turner Classic Movies Being Gutted Matters

    "The staff behind Turner Classic Movies has been gutted, which will have enormous consequences for cinema as an art form."
    collider.com/turner-classic-mo

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