Warner Bros. Discovery to split
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Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting up after just over three years, and Wall Street is cheering. The spinoff will create a slew of new questions.
For 15 years, Zaslav was Mr. Cable (being coached all the way by his mentor: “Cable Cowboy” John Malone). Zaslav defended the delivery system and the bundle for as long as he could — and then for a few years longer than that.
The film and television giant will turn its cable networks, including CNN and TNT, into one company and its streaming and studios business into another.
Hours after David Zaslav announced Warner Bros. Discovery was spinning off its networks business, Chuck Lorre has tabled a bid. The Big Bang Theory co-creator jokingly offered to buy the business, which includes networks such as CNN,