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David Zaslav’s pay package, which includes a big options grant, is the largest for a CEO of an S&P 500 company so far this year.

David Zaslav’s pay package, which includes a big options grant, is the largest for a CEO of an S&P 500 company so far this year.

Discovery Inc Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav's total pay package surged to about $246.6 million in 2021, a filing on Monday showed, with more than three-quarters of that coming from stock option

Discovery Inc (NASDAQ: DISCA ) CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels confirmed its merger with AT&T Inc (NYSE: T ) WarnerMedia at the Deutsche Bank 30th Annual Media, Internet, & Telecom Conference, the Verge reports . Wiedenfels looks to bundle the two streaming services (Discovery Plus and HBO Max) into one offering. Wiedenfels believed that combining the two streaming … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels didn’t say how much a combined app might cost, but said the company will likely offer both ad-free and ad-lite options.

Streaming services Discovery+ and HBO Max will become one service after Discovery Inc. DISCA, -0.46% and AT&T Inc.'s T, -1.29%  WarnerMedia complete their merger, Discovery's finance chief, Gunnar

AT&T''s (T -1.1%) key presentation ahead of its Discovery (DISCA +0.4%) deal closing, at Friday''s Investor Day, has drawn mostly positive reactions from a number of covering analysts…

After the WarnerMedia and Discovery merger is finalized, the company''s two major streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+, will be combined into a single streamer--eventually. With the pending merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery looming as early as next month, Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels--who will also serve as CFO for the combined Warner Bros. Discovery--confirmed Monday…

But first, a bundle.

Following last week’s news that Discovery’s shareholders approved its merger with WarnerMedia, which will create one of the largest U.S. media companies, there’s now a hint as to how this merger will impact the companies’ respective direct-to-consumer streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+. This morning, Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said the companies plan to combine […]

Following last week’s news that Discovery’s shareholders approved its merger with WarnerMedia, which will create one of the largest U.S. media companies, there’s now a hint as to how this merger will impact the companies’ respective direct-to-consumer streaming services, HBO Max and Discovery+. This morning, Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said the companies plan to combine […]

By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Discovery Inc Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels on Monday provided the most concrete details to date about the media company’s plans to combine its Discovery+ streaming service with HBO Max once the acquisition of WarnerMedia closes.

Jane Latman, president of HGTV and streaming home content, is adding Food Network to her purview, ahead of Discovery''s upcoming merger with WarnerMedia. Current Food Network chief Courtney White is stepping down to launch a new production company, Butternut Films. Top line Latman, who has been with the company since 2003, will take over responsibilities…

Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels confirmed at a conference that the Discovery and HBO Max apps would eventually be merged into a single product.

AT&T (T -0.2%) is pitching its stock as appealing to investors after it separates from the media space, suggesting it will be an attractively priced company paying dividends and…