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WBD lines up 4,000 live hours for summer of sport

May 1, 2026 10.45 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Warner Bros. Discovery will broadcast more than 4,000 hours of live sport across TNT Sports, Eurosport and HBO Max this summer.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 1 May 2026 11:39

Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery renew Italian deal

May 1, 2026 10.12 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery have renewed their long-standing partnership in Italy, restoring a broad range of channels, on-demand content and the discovery+ app to the platform.

Filed Under: Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Sky Italia, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 11 May 2026 13:19

Netflix exits Warner race as Paramount bid declared ‘superior’

February 27, 2026 07.33 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Netflix has withdrawn from the bidding battle for Warner Bros Discovery after the WBD board deemed Paramount Skydance’s latest proposal a “superior” offer, clearing the way for Paramount to press […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Streaming, Top Story Tagged With: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 27 February 2026 07:43

WBD says Paramount’s $31 bid could trump Netflix deal

February 25, 2026 12.49 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Warner Bros Discovery has said Paramount’s sweetened $31-a-share cash offer for the entire company could “reasonably be expected” to lead to a superior deal to Netflix’s existing agreement for its […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 2 March 2026 11:57

UK politicians urge CMA review of Netflix bid for Warner Bros Discovery, FT reports

January 27, 2026 11.48 Europe/London By Julian Clover

More than a dozen UK politicians and former policymakers have urged the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to carry out a full competition review of Netflix’s proposed $83 billion (€76.4bn) […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Streaming Tagged With: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 28 January 2026 13:36

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery switch takeover deal to all-cash

January 20, 2026 12.57 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially amended their merger agreement to move to an all-cash structure, in a bid to simplify the transaction and accelerate the path to a […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline Tagged With: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 21 January 2026 15:58

Warner Bros. Discovery in play as Paramount launches hostile bid

December 8, 2025 14.54 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Paramount has launched an all-cash tender offer to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valuing the US media group at $108.4 billion (€93.1bn).

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Parmount, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 8 December 2025 15:54

Netflix seals $82.7bn deal to acquire Warner Bros and HBO

December 5, 2025 12.28 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Netflix has struck a definitive agreement to acquire Warner Bros, including its film and TV studios, HBO and the HBO Max streaming service, in a cash-and-stock deal that values the […]

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, Streaming Tagged With: Netflix, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 8 December 2025 07:13

Freely adds Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN to streamed live TV line-up

December 4, 2025 13.10 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Everyone TV has struck new carriage deals with Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland and CNN, adding a further seven streamed channels to free IP platform Freely.

Filed Under: Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: CNN Headlines, Freely, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 9 December 2025 14:04

Tet to bill HBO customers directly

November 26, 2025 13.14 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Latvian telco Tet has expanded its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to add HBO Max to its television offering, positioning the US streamer alongside Netflix and Tet’s own on-demand library […]

Filed Under: Newsline, Streaming Tagged With: HBO Max, tet, Warner Bros Discovery Edited: 26 November 2025 13:19

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