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New streaming app to 'Max' programming from HBO, Discovery

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The Independent UK

A ‘Harry Potter’ series and the gauntlet of shows coming to HBO Max, er, Max

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Discovery is brandishing its favorite wand, confirming plans for a highly anticipated “Harry Potter” television series, among other high-profile projects for the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max.

Los Angeles Times

'Harry Potter' series and the gauntlet of shows coming to HBO Max, er, Max

Warner Bros. Discovery is brandishing its favorite wand, confirming plans for a highly anticipated “Harry Potter” television series, among other high-profile projects for the streaming service formerly known as HBO Max.

Los Angeles Times

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HBO Max to be renamed Max in a bid for a bigger streaming audience

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Discovery has stripped "HBO" from its streaming service name, which now will simply be called Max, signaling a new era for the company's streaming ambitions.

Los Angeles Times

Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Bows Max, Its Combined Streaming Service

Launch set for May 23 with prices unchanged

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner Bros. Discovery called out for scrapping Latino programs, cutting CNN jobs after merger

Four Democrats in Congress have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, alleging the deal is responsible for "hollowing out an iconic American studio."

Los Angeles Times

Warner Bros. 'Near Deal' on 'Harry Potter' Streaming Series for Max (Report)

The Bloomberg report jibes with WBD management's publicly declared fondness for established, beaten-into-the-ground franchises

Broadcasting & Cable

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Warner Bros. Failure May Mean More Show, Movie Cancellations

Potential buyers didn't seem to appreciate the power of 'Batdance.'

The Street

CNN Pivots to the Political Center, but No One Is Around to Watch

Under John Malone’s mandate, Warner Disco chief David Zaslav hired a morning show producer to reorient a cable news channel deemed too woke by the far right. But a year into Chris Licht’s term, the audience has gone to sleep

Broadcasting & Cable

CNN preaches patience as ratings tank during turnaround

CNN's leaders are preaching patience as viewers have been abandoning the network during its attempted turnaround

The Independent UK

Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav's Pay Dropped to Just $39.3 Million in 2022

Downsized figure comes after stock options pushed the CEO's compensation to over $246 million in 2021

Broadcasting & Cable

'Batgirl' Cancellation Still Lingers as Warner Bros. Discovery Anniversary Nears

The media giant is still working to get its footing ahead of the merged company's first birthday.

The Street

Will 'The Last of Us’ Be the Last of HBO’s Great Run? (Bloom)

Warner Bros. Discovery keeps hacking at its farm system, but can it keep finding enough big-league creative talent to take the big swings executives say they plan to keep taking?

Broadcasting & Cable

This Viral Series Just Smashed A Billion Minute Streaming Record

Warner Bros. Discovery has a new massive hit on their hands.

The Street

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Inverse

'Dune: The Sisterhood' Exits May Spell Trouble for HBO's Dune-iverse

'Chernobyl' executive producer Johan Renck has exited the prequel project, as has lead actress Shirley Henderson.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: While workers struggled during the pandemic, CEO pay went up, up, up

If the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and the lyricists Gus Kahn and Raymond B. Egan could come back from the grave, they might seek out and thank Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav for validating their line about how "the rich get rich and the poor get poorer."

The Street

Warner Bros CEO Says This HBO Product Has 'No Value'

Don't look for "Batgirl" to get released any time soon.

The Street

New Warner Bros Movie Bet Is Almost Guaranteed to Be a Sensation

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Fortune

New 'Lord of the Rings' films in the works as Warner Bros. gears up to rival Disney's MCU in a 'year of building'

Warner Bros. and Embracer Group inked a deal to develop multiple feature films based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Asharq Al-Awsat

New 'Lord of the Rings' Films Announced by Warner Bros

Multiple new "Lord of the Rings" films are on the way from Warner Bros, the Hollywood studio behind Peter Jackson's blockbuster Oscar-winning trilogy said Thursday. David Zaslav, CEO of parent group Warner Bros.

The Independent UK

‘Multiple’ new Lord of the Rings movies announced by Warner Bros

‘The vast, complex and dazzling universe dreamed up by JRR Tolkien remains largely unexplored on film,’ studio heads say

The Guardian - AU

New Lord of the Rings films in the works at Warner Bros

Announcement comes 20 years after Peter Jackson’s trilogy was released and amid a scramble for franchises at Warner Bros Discovery

Fortune

Apple's Cook and Amazon’s Jassy are among the most overpaid CEOs, study finds, but a media boss bested them with $232 million in ‘excess’ pay

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was the most overpaid CEO with the largest "excess pay" component, according to analysis by a shareholder advocacy.

The Street

Warner Discovery Changes Plans for HBO Max/Discovery+ Streaming Platform

Warner Bros. Discovery is making changes to a streaming platform that doesn't even exist yet.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: ‘The Last of Us’ shows it pays to take gaming seriously

To measure the place of video games in the pop-culture zeitgeist, consider that Gen Z is more familiar with "Fortnite" than "Friends." The medium’s cultural reach is now at its peak, driven by the critical and commercial acclaim being heaped on the HBO TV hit "The Last of Us."

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