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Rooster Teeth and WarnerMedia Access announced the Rooster Teeth Digital Creators Program – a new initiative designed to identify and develop aspiring and emerging digital content creators with an eye toward widening diverse, equitable, and inclusive representation. Submissions will open in the coming months and the…

Michael Bass, Amy Entelis and Ken Jautz will serve as interim co-heads of CNN following the resignation of Jeff Zucker. WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar indicated that the trio would lead the network on an interim basis through the close of the company’s merger with Discovery, which is expected in the spring or even…

Discovery said Wednesday that the European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust clearance of the company's proposed acquisition of AT&T’s WarnerMedia business. "Approval from the European Commission is a key milestone toward completing our proposed transaction with AT&T," said Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who…

HBO Max will launch in 27 European territories over the coming year and has set the launch date for hotly-anticipated Sex and the City revival And Just Like That…  During a launch event this morning, WarnerMedia D2C, EVP and GM, Andy Forrsell, said the rollout will begin in the Nordics, Spain and Andorra on October…

AT&T CEO John Stankey took a Godzilla vs. Kong victory lap Thursday as the film managed to storm the domestic box office and provide a solid boost for HBO Max. Subsidiary WarnerMedia's strategy of releasing its 2021 slate day-and-date in movie theaters and on its new premium streaming service was highly controversial…

ViacomCBS Networks International has agreed to acquire Chilevisión from AT&T's WarnerMedia for an undisclosed sum, expanding its footprint in Latin America. The deal will bolster VCNI's streaming business with a new premium library and pipeline to fuel increasing demand for Spanish language content across platforms…

UPDATED with details from analysts’ call:  WarnerMedia parent AT&T has clinched hotly anticipated deal to sell a significant minority stake in satellite broadcaster DirecTV to private equity group TPG in a deal that will net the telecom giant $7.8 billion. The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2021, values…

CNN announced changes to its weekday morning and dayside lineup Wednesday, including new assignments for Victor Blackwell, Ana Cabrera, Alisyn Camerota and Brianna Keilar. The news network also unveiled new roles for Jim Acosta and Boris Sanchez on weekends, with all changes effective in April. The net said Laura…

AMC Boss Adam Aron has weighed on WarnerMedia’s news about debuting its entire 2021 theatrical release slate simultaneously on HBO Max, and he isn’t a happy camper. Wonder Woman 1984 as a one-off was fine, but the chain expects to fight hard when it comes to terms. Here’s what Aron had to say today: "These…

Today in the midst of The Batman shutting down production again, we caught up with WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Boss Ann Sarnoff to talk about an array of topics. While Warner Bros. executives cannot speak about the health details of employees, i.e Batman star Robert Pattinson, who reports identified as being the…

WarnerMedia parent AT&T is raising $12.5 billion in its second bond sale in a week that it will use to retire outstanding debt, the company said in an SEC filing Friday. It’s selling five tranches of global notes for, respectively, $1.5 billion, $2.5 billion (two tranches) and $3 billion (two tranches) due starting in…

After nearly 15 years with the company, Christina Miller, President of Warner Media’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang and TCM, announced today that she would be leaving at the end of the year. Michael Ouweleen, EVP/ Chief Marketing Officer, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang, will serve as the interim…