Warner Bros. Discovery, also known as WBD, is a publicly owned entity headquartered in New York City, United States. Formed on April 8, 2022, from WarnerMedia's spin-off by AT&T and its subsequent merger with Discovery, Inc., the company employs approximately 35,500 individuals and reported $37.3B in revenue as of 2025. As an entertainment provider, its properties are divided into two divisions: Streaming & Studios, which encompasses Warner Bros. studios, HBO, DC Entertainment, and the company's streaming services, and Global Linear Networks, which consists of advertising-supported cable networks inherited from predecessors Discovery (including Discovery Channel), Scripps Networks Interactive (including HGTV), and Turner Broadcasting System (including Cartoon Network, CNN, TBS, and TNT). This division also includes Warner Bros. Discovery International, overseeing broadcasting operations outside the United States. Its subsidiaries include Ole Distribution, WBD Networks (Discovery), WBD Studios, Warner Bros. Discovery Ad Sales, and Warner Bros. Discovery Direct-to-Consumer.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2022

Headcount

35,500

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Entertainment Providers

Ownership

Publicly Owned

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On October 9, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery's president of international, Gerhard Zeiler, confirmed his departure from the company at the end of the week, announcing his intention to enter politics in Austria via an international memo to staff. Previously on the same day, David Zaslav, who created Warner Bros. Discovery, reportedly received approximately $600 million from the sale of the business to Paramount Skydance Corp. This follows Paramount Skydance's completion of its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on October 6, 2026, forming a new entertainment giant under the unified corporate name Skydance, led by CEO David Ellison. The deal merged studios behind franchises such as "Mission: Impossible," "Harry Potter," "Top Gun," and DC Studios, along with television and streaming networks including CBS, CNN, Paramount+, and HBO Max. The newly formed Skydance claims the largest theatrical output and over 200 million streaming subscribers across its platforms. HBO Max and Paramount+ will initially remain separate, with Skydance Corporation developing bundled subscriptions before an eventual integration into a single streaming service.
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