Max will be re-rebranded as… HBO Max
"Today, we are bringing back HBO, the brand that represents the highest quality in media."
"Today, we are bringing back HBO, the brand that represents the highest quality in media."
"David has continued the relationship with the NBA over the next decade, finding innovative ways to partner up"
The company has hired bankers to work out options that include a potential separation of its legacy assets from the company's future-looking streaming and studio entities.
WBD has been urged by Trump allies to kiss the ring.
WBD has sent an array of mixed signals regarding its sunsetting relationship with the NBA and now just what it wants to do with other sports.
"UFC is a fantastic property and has piqued our interest. Formula One, as well."
"Our job is to make sure we have enough quality sports so that we’re creating real value for the distributors."
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav signaled a continued move away from expensive live sports properties after losing the NBA.
Defendants include WBD’s CEO David Zaslav and CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels.
As it turns out, the settlement was effectively a three-team trade.
The Trump administration could offer "an opportunity for consolidation that would provide a positive and accelerated impact on this industry."
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said a lack of relationships with Warner Bros. Discovery executives helped lead to failed rights negotiations.
It's reportedly a three-year deal with a fourth-year option.
"That’s going to be their entire play."
Mr. "We don't have to have the NBA" would probably love to have the NBA right about now.
Tony Khan and David Zaslav are reportedly set to meet this weekend.
"I don’t want to be in a relationship where I have to sue somebody to be in it."
"It started years ago when they alluded to how unimportant the NBA was to the brand itself."
"What Amazon did reminds me of what the Houston Rockets did when Daryl [Morey] was there."
How value are WBD's matching rights? We're about to find out.
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