Warner Bros. Discovery has promoted Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz to the role of vice president of local original productions, local channels and streaming operations for Turkey. In his expanded role, he will oversee both streaming and linear TV businesses in the region, the conglomerate said on Monday. Şaşmaz Oflaz, who has served as CEO of Warner … Read more
The world of game of Thrones could finally end up on the big screen. Warner Bros. has quietly developed at least one film set in George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy universe, The Hollywood journalist he learned. Multiple sources describe the project as early-stage development, with no director, cast or writer yet attached. But the company … Read more
Emily the Weird is getting the feature film treatment from Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. The studio announced Wednesday that it is teaming with producer Bad Robot to adapt the illustrated character created 30 years ago by artist Rob Reger and the Cosmic Debris team. The multimillion-dollar universe of Emily the Weird and her four cats … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery has revealed the long-awaited launch date for Max in a number of markets across Asia. The media company said Tuesday that the streaming service will go live Nov. 19 in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong. WBD said the platform will be offered in a range of plans, … Read more
In a surprise move, Warner Bros. Discovery's head of advertising sales, Jon Steinlauf, will leave the company later this year. Bruce Campbell, WBD's chief revenue and strategy officer, announced Steinlauf's impending exit Friday, telling staff that “I have some news to share that may come as a surprise to many of you.” “Jon is one … Read more
Everyone agrees: the UK is and will remain a production hotspot. TV heads from Warner Bros. Discovery, Sky, Disney and Paramount Global hailed the knock-on impact of investment in the UK and wider European markets at the Royal Television Society Convention in London on Tuesday. The conversation, which featured Nami Patel, senior vice president of … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery may have sold (or more accurately divested) its stake in The CW two years ago, but the company is looking to revive one of the network’s hallmarks: a ton of production for the WB television studio. At a Bank of America conference on Wednesday, WBD CFO Gunnar Weidenfels said that when Channing … Read more
Warner Bros. Television emergency room The revival lookalike has sparked a lawsuit from the estate of Michael Crichton, who owns the rights to the medical drama created by the prolific techno-thriller writer who spawned several Hollywood hits. Crichton's estate, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accuses Warners and a trio emergency … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery has hired Shauna Spenley to lead its streaming marketing efforts. Spenley will serve as global CMO of direct-to-consumer, succeeding Patrizio (Pato) Spagnoletto, who will leave WBD later this fall. He will be responsible for leading all marketing, subscriber growth and retention, search and other key areas for WBD’s streaming products, including Max … Read more