Dade Hayes

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Warner Bros. Discovery Stumbles In Q2 As β€˜Supergirl,’ Lack Of NBA Drag Down Results - Deadline

Business August 7, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery fell short of Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, as Supergirl and the lack of the NBA dragged total revenue down 11% to $8.7 billion. Analysts had projected $9.2 οΏ½...

As Merger Hangs In The Balance, Paramount And WBD Step Into Quarterly Earnings Spotlight - Deadline

Business August 5, 2026

In an alternate timeline, Paramount would be reporting quarterly earnings this week as Warner Bros. Discovery, one of its subsidiaries, would no longer be releasing its own separate financials. As iοΏ½...

Versant Acquires Sports Tech Firm Full Swing For $530M - Deadline

Business July 7, 2026

Versant Media Group has acquired sports tech firm Full Swing for $530 million in cash, expanding its portfolio of businesses operating outside of traditional linear TV. Full Swing, which makes hardwοΏ½...

Comcast Split Shows Bigger Is No Longer Seen As Better In The Media Business - Deadline

Business July 1, 2026

Comcastβ€˜s jumpstart to the week – a plan revealed Monday to split into two smaller companies – signals the end of β€œall under one roof” consolidation in media. Things have been trending this...

NBCUniversal & Sky β€œFit Well Together And Are Set Up For Success” After Comcast Split, Mike Cavanagh Says - Deadline

Business June 30, 2026

The Comcast Co-CEO and designated chief exec of the media entity spinning off from the cable and broadband side of the house conveyed his sentiments in a memo to staffers (read it in full below). He οΏ½...

HBO Max Beats Internal Forecasts, Topping 140M Subscribers In Q1; WBD Now Sees It At 150M By Year-End - Deadline

Business May 8, 2026

HBO Max, which has zigged and zagged more than most streaming services since its delayed launch in 2020, has regained some traction and will hit 150 million subscribers by the end of 2026. Warner BrοΏ½...

Paramount, In Request For FCC Funding OK, Notes It Will Be 49.5% Foreign-Owned After WBD Merger - Deadline

Business April 28, 2026

Paramount has noted it will be 49.5%-owned by non-U.S. investors after completing a planned merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The stat came to light in a request Monday by Paramount for approval oοΏ½...

Nexstar CEO Perry Sook Rips DirecTV For Its Opposition Of Tegna Deal - Deadline

Business April 23, 2026

UPDATED with additional quotes and details. In his first public comments since a federal judge blocked Nexstar’s merger with Tegna, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook took aim at DirecTV, one of the plaintiffs ...

QVC Group, Whose Networks Popularized Shopping On TV, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Deadline

Business April 19, 2026

QVC Group, whose networks pioneered the concept of live TV shopping in the 1980s and built it into a mainstay of the late-20th century media business, has filed for Chapter 11bankruptcy. The voluntaοΏ½...

Netflix Q1 Revenue And Earnings Beat Street Expectations, But Shares Still Plunge - Deadline

Business April 17, 2026

Netflix topped Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue in the first quarter, but the streaming giant’s shares still took a dive in after-hours trading Thursday. Revenue rose 16% from the ...