WBD | Market Cap: $67.9B (07/13/26)
Industry:
Media & Entertainment

DESCRIPTION

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company built around three core assets: a streaming platform, a content studio, and a portfolio of linear TV networks. HBO Max is the company's flagship streaming service, available in over 100 countries with 131.6M subscribers, carrying HBO originals, Warner Bros. theatrical films, DC and Harry Potter content, CNN news, and non-fiction programming from brands like Discovery Channel, HGTV, and Food Network. The service offers ad-free and ad-supported tiers, and discovery+ operates as a separate non-fiction streaming service. The Studios segment includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, DC Studios, and Warner Bros. Television Group — one of the largest independent suppliers of scripted TV content, producing for both HBO Max and third-party platforms like Netflix and Apple TV+. Studios also encompasses Warner Bros. Games, consumer products, themed experiences, and home entertainment. The Global Linear Networks segment includes TNT, TBS, CNN, Food Network, HGTV, Discovery Channel, and others, reaching over 140M monthly U.S. viewers. This segment generates substantial cash flow through affiliate fees and advertising, but faces secular decline as pay-TV subscribers shrink. WBD earns revenue through streaming subscriptions, affiliate fees from pay-TV operators, advertising on linear and streaming platforms, content licensing, theatrical box office, and gaming. A key strategic tension is whether to license studio content externally for near-term revenue or retain it exclusively on HBO Max to build long-term platform value. WBD is in the process of being acquired by PSKY, a company backed by Larry Ellison, at $31.00 per share, pending regulatory and shareholder approval.

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