Warner Bros. Discovery will be Warner Bros. and Discovery after they break up

This time next year, the corporate entity known as Warner Bros. Discovery will be no more, and the two companies it’s splitting into have some very inspired names.

Today, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that “Warner Bros.” and “Discovery Global” are the names of the two new businesses that will exist after it completes its restructuring plan sometime in mid-2026. Warner Bros. will oversee Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, DC Studios, HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Gaming Studios. And Discovery Global will be responsible for CNN, TNT’s sports offerings in the US, Discovery, Discovery Plus, and Bleacher Report.

WBD president and CEO David Zaslav will continue to lead the executive team at Warner Bros., while WBD’s current chief financial officer, Gunnar Wiedenfels, will act as president and CEO for Discovery Global.

In a statement about his new-ish role, Zaslav said that the corporate uncoupling will help put Warner Bros. into “a strong position to launch and continue to meaningfully grow a company worthy of our storied past.”

Wiedenfels echoed Zaslav’s sentiment and insisted that Discovery Global’s leadership team will “ensure strong operational execution to drive strategic investments and deliver compelling …read more