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The Dish: What’s Behind The ‘Batgirl’ & ‘Scoob!’ Discard? David Zaslav’s Abject Rejection Of Jason Kilar’s HBO Max Strategy
Why did Warner Bros scrap Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt?
The cancellation by Warner Bros of two made-for-HBO Max streaming movies came as a shock to the town. There are several threads here, but the move amounts to an emphatic rejection of past WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar’s strategy to make original $70 million…
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WarnerMedia Purge Continues Ahead Of Discovery Merger: EVP Corp Comm Christy Haubegger, EVP General Counsel Jim Meza, EVP HR Jim Cummings, CFO Jennifer Biry & More
EXCLUSIVE (UPDATED with more details): Less than 24 hours after CEO Jason Kilar, HBO Max boss Andy Forssell and Studio chief Ann Sarnoff were pink-slipped from the soon-to-disappear WarnerMedia, more executives were shown the door Wednesday.
The group includes CFO Jennifer Biry; Jason Kilar’s right-hand corporate…
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar On Being “First Over The Wall” With Day-And-Date Streaming: “History Is Already Looking At It Quite Favorably”
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, who is stepping down this week before the company’s merger with Discovery closes, takes pride in being “first over the wall” with a day-and-date streaming movie strategy.
The company stunned the industry at the end of 2020 by announcing the entire 2021 Warner Bros slate would stream on HBO…
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Formalizes Plan To Exit Company Ahead Of Discovery Deal Close
Jason Kilar, the former Hulu and Amazon exec who has led WarnerMedia as CEO since May 2020, has formalized plans to exit the company on the eve of its merger with Discovery.
In a memo to staff today, the exec confirmed his departure just days ahead of the expected close of the $43 billion merger. The exact date when…
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Chris Cuomo Hits Back At CNN “Smear Campaign” With $125M Arbitration Demand
EXCLUSIVE: After months of legal anticipation following his December 2021 firing by Jeff Zucker, Chris Cuomo has just launched the official opening salvo in what looks to be protracted battle with CNN over not only $125 million in cash, but his character and family drama as well.
"As a result of Turner's indefensible…
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Jeff Zucker Reaches Resolution With WarnerMedia Over Abrupt CNN Exit; Won’t Sue
EXCLUSIVE, updated with more details: Jeff Zucker has finalized a deal with WarnerMedia over the former CNN chief’s sudden fall from grace last month.
Details of the confidential package are obviously being kept close to the vest, but sources tell us Zucker made the decision several weeks ago to accept what had been…
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CNN Marketing Boss Allison Gollust Exits After WarnerMedia Probe; She Blasts Company For “Attempt To Retaliate Against Me” — Update
UPDATED: Allison Gollust is out at CNN, less than two weeks after the cable network’s president Jeff Zucker resigned after the disclosure of a personal relationship with her.
Her exit from the network is only the latest upheaval that has left staffers feeling anxious and uncertain over the network’s future…
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Warner Bros Swings Back At “Duplicitous” Village Roadshow Over ‘Matrix’ Streaming Suit
EXCLUSIVE: (UPDATED with Village Roadshow attorney’s statement) Warner Bros is sick and tired of having streaming sand kicked in its face.
As Village Roadshow heads back to the court docket today to further push ASAP on the breach of contract lawsuit the longtime financier of tentpole flicks filed last week against…
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Discovery Sets March 11 For Shareholder Vote On WarnerMedia Merger
Discovery has set March 11 as the date of a special shareholder meeting to hold a vote on the company's proposed merger with AT&T's WarnerMedia.
It will be held online via webcast, not in-person "for the health and well-being of our stockholders, employees and directors," the company said in an SEC filing Thursday…
Jeff Zucker’s Ouster: The Probe, The Relationship, The Lawyer’s Letter & The Phone Call That Led To CNN CEO’s Shocking Exit
UPDATED, with details of D.C. bureau meeting: Jeff Zucker’s surprise resignation from CNN on Wednesday quickly triggered puzzled questions over just what led to his ouster after revelations of his relationship with Allison Gollust, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer for CNN Worldwide.
One CNN anchor, Alisyn Camerota…
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WarnerMedia’s Jason Kilar Deflects Probe Of Future Plans; Promises Company Will Spend “North” Of $18B On New Content Over Next Year
"I would far prefer this adventure to go on for 10, 20 years, but that's not the way corporate America works," outgoing WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar admitted Tuesday.
"The last year and a half have been among the most fulfilling of my professional life," Kilar, who invoked Hollywood's wrath with his decision late last y…
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WarnerMedia Sets Covid Vaccine Requirement For U.S. Employees; Offices To Reopen Sept. 6 But “No Expectation” For In-Office Work, Per CEO Jason Kilar
WarnerMedia will require its U.S. employees or anyone entering one of its offices to be vaccinated against Covid-19, the company has announced.
Along with the vaccine policy, which matches that of several large U.S. companies, the AT&T division will also reopen its offices on September 6. In a memo to employees, CEO…
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