Discovery
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Property Brothers, Guy Fieri, Tina Knowles-Lawson to Produce OWN-Branded Series at Discovery+
First show will premiere on the streaming service on Aug. 21
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Discovery’s David Zaslav Wants Industry to Leave Nielsen ‘in the Dust’
CEO doesn’t have “a lot of hope” for TV ratings company
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Discovery Hits 18 Million Paid Streaming Subscribers
That’s up from 15 million at the end of April
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Former CBS Chief Joe Ianniello Launches SPAC to Raise $300 million
The ex-CEO is looking for an acquisition in media, telecom or tech for Argus
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New Streaming Subscribers Picked Amazon and Discovery+ in Q2
The amount of people buying a new subscription is significantly down from last year as pandemic restrictions ease, according to Kantar Media data
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Discovery’s Next Big Live-TV Event, ‘UFOs Declassified,’ Will Dissect Upcoming Government Report (Exclusive)
“X-Files” creator Chris Carter and “Men in Black” director Barry Sonnenfeld are among simulcast’s participants
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Discovery CEO Admits It Doesn’t ‘Make Sense’ That Revenue Is Up Amid Viewership Declines
“But boy is it,” David Zaslav says
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Size Matters: HBO Max and Discovery+ Already Surpass Netflix, Disney in Number of Titles | Chart
The merged company will only trail Amazon Prime Video in the size of its on-demand library
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Ludacris to Whip Up More ‘Luda Can’t Cook’ at Discovery+ (Exclusive)
“Get Back” to the kitchen, Chris, you don’t know cooking like that
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Inside Discovery CEO’s ‘Eye-Popping’ Pay – Is David Zaslav Worth More Than Bob Iger? | Charts
Zaslav made more than Disney’s top exec for seven of the last 10 years — and he just got another $190 million
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Discovery and WarnerMedia Reveal Name of Merged Company
The deal, which is expected to close in mid-2022, comes with a valuation of $130 billion
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A Merger Wave Sped Up by the Pandemic Will Transform Hollywood
A paradox: The number of companies that distribute mass entertainment is shrinking even as the volume of content is exploding
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How Sudden Surge in Discovery Stock Nearly Upended WarnerMedia Deal
$43 billion merger was announced Monday
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Discovery CEO David Zaslav Got $190 Million in Stock Options in New Contract
Highly paid CEO gets even more highly paid