David Zaslav: Last News

Walt Disney is targeting $5.5 billion in cost savings, including $3 billion in non-sports related content, CEO Bob Iger said today on a meaty call after earnings where he detailed a company-wide restructuring.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to distribute Westworld and other key shows via FAST channels has materialized.

The Oscar nominations this week set off a new round of speculation about corporate image: Does it matter that Netflix’s potential Oscar take had dropped to 16 from 36 in 2020?

“I love [James] Gunn and so there’s gonna be some really cool things, what they’re doing with DC and I definitely will be in more than just one,” said Jason Momoa today at the Sundance Film Festival of his DC universe future.

Warner Bros. is keeping their most prolific TV producer of the last decade in the fold. Greg Berlanti has closed a massive new four-year exclusive overall deal for his Berlanti Productions to remain at the studio for its television operations into the year 2027.

Media ratings collective OpenAP, along with national programmers Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount, TelevisaUnivision, and Warner Bros. Discovery and the Video Advertising Bureau have formed a joint committee to push alternatives to Nielsen numbers.

The days of Warner Bros. Discovery cutting content for tax purposes are over, according to CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels.

Dwayne Johnson recently confirmed that his Black Adam sequel isn't happening under new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran... though months before they took over, Johnson himself tried to set up a 'multi-year plan' for his character.Gunn and Safran were revealed as the new DC Studios heads in late October, taking over for departing DC Films head Walter Hamada.A new report from Variety reveals that back in April, the 50-year-old Johnson tried to pitch a sprawling plan directly to Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav, which didn't sit well with many at the studio.

Warner Bros Discovery has enlisted measurement firm VideoAmp to track ad campaigns across screens for the company’s network and brand portfolio, which spans sports, news, lifestyle and entertainment.

Late-night television is going through a moment.

Digital movie ticket retailer Fandango has unveiled the results of its 2023 Most Anticipated Movies Survey, and what audiences want to see the most is James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Chris Licht hasn’t made many friends in his new job. After layoffs, reassignments and a shift in strategic focus that’s angered some, the CNN chairman and CEO recalled one specific ending in a profile that ran today in the New York Times.

Comedy series Minx has been canceled by HBO Max despite already being renewed for season 2 back in May.The show - which centers around a publication of an erotic magazine aimed at women -  was preparing to wrap production on the second season when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to scrap it according to sources for Variety on Monday.The media conglomerate - which recently axed Wonder Woman 3 - has famously been cutting costs since WarnerMedia and Discovery merged earlier this year and it appears that Minx was the latest example of that.

EXCLUSIVE: Two other original scripted series, Westworld and The Nevers, are coming off HBO Max. Unlike others that we have reported on, Lionsgate TV’s Minx and Love Life and Sony TV’s Gordita Chronicles, Westworld and The Nevers are high-end Warner Bros. Discovery productions for HBO proper, and I hear they are likely to resurface on other company platforms. WBD CEO David Zaslav has spoken about entering the thriving FAST channel space, so Westworld and The Nevers would likely be offered in that form, I hear.

EXCLUSIVE: David Zaslav isn’t happy with Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Daniels, who oversees the Turner networks and a number of Discovery channels, and Jane Latman, the HGTV veteran who is also in charge of Food Network, are the latest execs out at Warner Bros. Discovery.

James Gunn took to Twitter Thursday to respond to an article detailing the future of DC Films, more than a month after he was announced as a co-chair of the film subsidiary with producer Peter Safran.An article in The Hollywood Reporter indicated that ahead of a presentation to Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav, Gunn and Safran could be making big changes to franchises surrounding characters such as Wonder Woman, Superman and Black Adam.Gunn, 56, said in a series of tweets: 'So.

DC Studios co-head James Gunn took to Twitter to respond to the chaotic news that broke yesterday about Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 not moving forward and other DC changes. You can see the tweets below.

Buried within an explosive report that reveals Wonder Woman 3 is dead at Warner Bros.' DC Studios is a rumor that Aquaman star Jason Momoa may be eyed to play Lobo.The 43-year-old actor will star in the upcoming sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, arriving in theaters December 25, 2023, though The Hollywood Reporter claims that could be the last movie produced by the outgoing DC Studios regime.The report claims that the Lobo character has been mentioned in connection with Momoa and the character is said to be the kind of character new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are focusing on. New role?: Buried within an explosive report that reveals Wonder Woman 3 is dead at Warner Bros.' DC Studios is a rumor that Aquaman star Jason Momoa may be eyed to play Lobo Connection: The report claims that the Lobo character has been mentioned in connection with Momoa and the character is said to be the kind of character new DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran are focusing onGunn and Safran shocked the movie world in late October when they were announced to replace the departing Walter Hamada as heads of DC Studios.They both took over on November 1, with the new report on Wednesday revealing they were in Aspen putting together their plans for the studio over the next five years and beyond, which did not include Wonder Woman 3, which had been in development since late December 2020.

EXCLUSIVE: The reality cancellations are coming thick and fast at HBO Max.

The producers of reality series FBoy Island are hoping to line up a new batch of bad boys and nice guys after its cancelation at HBO Max.