Discovery

Discovery CEO says a 'combined service will appeal broadly to all demographics, young and old with strong male and female genres'

Expansion into Europe and Middle East planned for later this year

Veteran sales rep tells 'Next TV' that he's never met anyone from the new Discovery-led team and he has no idea what to expect

WarnerMedia holdovers include int'l president Gerhard Zeiler, HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys, Warner Bros. TV Group president Channing Dungey and Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad

HBO has managed to navigate seemingly endless changes over the past 50 years, from Time/Sterling to Time Warner to AOL Time Warner to AT&T, from Chris Albrecht to Richard Plepler to Jason Kilar. But this may be its most challenging transition yet

Says high debt, declining market share still problems for pure-play telecom giant

Will employ data from analytics firm‘s ‘Ad Engage’ product during upfronts

Granted $203 million in option awards ahead of WarnerMedia acquisition to push big hike over $37.7 million in 2020

HGTV president Jane Latman to head Food Network, effective April 30

Deal expected to close early in second quarter