Warner Bros. Discovery
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It was formed from WarnerMedia's spin-off by AT&T and merger with Discovery, Inc. on April 8, 2022.
Company type | Public |
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ISIN | US9344231041 |
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Founded | April 8, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-08) |
Headquarters | 230 Park Avenue South, , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Revenue | US$41.32 billion (2023) |
US$−1.55 billion (2023) | |
US$−3.13 billion (2023) | |
Total assets | US$122.8 billion (2023) |
Total equity | US$45.23 billion (2023) |
Owner | Advance Publications (8%)[2] |
Number of employees | 35,300 (2023)[3] |
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Website | wbd |
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The company's properties are divided into nine business units, consisting of the flagship Warner Bros. film and television studios, comic book publisher DC Comics, Home Box Office, Inc. (including HBO, Cinemax and Magnolia Network), U.S. Networks Group (including the majority of the advertisement-supported cable channels of its predecessors, namely Discovery, Scripps Networks, Turner Broadcasting, and Warner), CNN Worldwide (which includes CNN and CNN International), TNT Sports (including Motor Trend Group, TNT Sports UK, and Eurosport), Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment (which includes the Discovery+ and Max streaming services, as well as the video game publisher Warner Bros. Games), and International Networks. It also holds a one-eighth stake in The CW and a majority stake in Television Food Network, G.P. (comprising Food Network and Cooking Channel), all of which exist alongside Nexstar Media Group, with Paramount Global also owning a one-eighth stake in The CW.