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Why Warner Boss Zaslav Is Having to Split Up the Media Empire He Built
The studio and cable conglomerate that David Zaslav created couldn’t overcome outside forces and massive debt.
Moguls Take Aim at Zaslav’s Vision of WBD as Company Splits: ‘It Was a Failure’
Said one top executive: "It’s a deal that never had a shot and shouldn’t have been done. But they’ve also done a terrible job ...
Did David Zaslav's Grand Vision Fail? As WBD and Other Media Giants Move Pieces Around, They Can't Outrun the Cable Math
David Zaslav insisted that Discovery Communications together with what was then called WarnerMedia was more than the sum of ...
David Zaslav just threw in the towel on his WBD experiment — and Wall Street is thrilled
Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting up after just over three years, and Wall Street is cheering. The spinoff will create a ...
David Zaslav Finally Cuts the Cord
For 15 years, Zaslav was Mr. Cable (being coached all the way by his mentor: “Cable Cowboy” John Malone). Zaslav defended the ...
WBD’s David Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels Break Down Split That Will See Standalone Companies “Free And Clear” For M&A
Gunnar Wiedenfels is getting his own company to run. It will soon be open season for media M&A. Discovery+ and HBO Max are ...
David Zaslav Has No Clothes
Coupled with the HBO Max reversion that occurred just last month, the redivision of WBD might be yet another obvious ...
Sun Valley 2025 Guest List Includes Zuckerberg, Zaslav, Iger, Sarandos, But No Shari Redstone or Oprah
Sun Valley's guest list includes media moguls like Bob Iger and Rupert Murdoch, as well as tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg ...
The Zaslav Paradox: Reversing WBD Merger May Salvage His Legacy
When you’re a very young person, one of the assumptions you tote around as a brave stay against the world’s gibbering ...