David Zaslav Runs Warner Bros. Like A Garage Sale
David Zaslav, the mastermind CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery—aka the carnival barker of corporate chaos—is juggling a potential full company sale while his cable assets are splitting off like an awkward family breakup. Shares jumped 10%, probably from investors mistaking this corporate soap opera for a stock surge. Meanwhile, billionaire Larry Ellison's son David Ellison is eyeing the prize like it’s the last slice of pizza, backing Paramount Skydance's bid to gobble up WBD and build a media-tech behemoth. Zaslav claims he’s turning WBD into 'two distinct media companies' as if slicing a cake makes it taste better. With no deadline and a COVID-era pacing, this review might last until studios start streaming Neanderthal-themed reality shows. Oh, and fun fact: antitrust hurdles might just dissolve thanks to billionaire Larry's cozy ties with Donald Trump. Hollywood mergers never felt so much like family drama with billion-dollar boardroom shenanigans starring HBO Max, streaming wars, and the ghost of canceled cable channels.
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Warner Bros. Discovery is either playing corporate Jenga with David Zaslav slicing it in two or throwing a wild yard sale, while Larry Ellison Sr. and Jr. prepare their billionaire tag team for the ultimate streaming WWE smackdown. Popcorn’s ready, folks.
Nothing says ‘evolving media’ like selling the whole company while splitting it in half. Warner Bros. Discovery’s strategy is basically ‘Let’s confuse the market until it crashes itself.’
Watching WBD’s dance between sale, spinoff, and streaming wars is like watching a cat try to organize a dog party—chaotic, baffling, and oddly entertaining.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/21/2025 | Author: Lucia Moses
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