ATT's Warner Media and Discovery in merger talks

[L1]

A smart move with regards to Discovery + and HBO Max. There is only so many subscriptions people will fork out for, and bringing the two together obviously makes them more attractive.

This could be the get-out card a couple of years down the road if GB News doesn't hit expectations.

[reworP wehttaM]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8kQgoMXX_4
Man, it seems cable companies really have it bad with buying out Warner Bros. and then selling it off to to somewhere else.

All in all, I’m keeping my breath held about the merger, unless the agreement includes Guy Fieri getting his own cartoon series

[Brekkie]

Not sure how much Discovery+ is in the US but at $14.99 without ads and $9.99 with ads HBO Max seems pretty pricey in an increasingly overcrowded market, though I guess it's priced in the context of what HBO has charged as a premium subscription channel rather than in the context of the streaming market.

[JAS84]

Discovery+ is $4.99 ad-supported or $6.99 ad-free.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/2/22018...od-network

[Mateus Honrado]

I wonder what the name of the merged company will be? I'm hoping it's Warner Discovery, in vein of NBC Universal and Viacom CBS.

[BcastCornwall]

Name announced

https://twitter.com/DiscoveryIncTV/statu...1277828101

[VMPhil]

I wonder how long it took them to come up with that name.

[Brekkie]

Should have gone for WMD.

[paul_hadley]

Should have gone for WMD.

Too hard to find.

[Action Newsroom]

Not brilliant, but not rubbish either.
Personally, I would've preferred
Warner( )Discovery.

[dbl]

Should have gone for WMD.

Weapons of Mass Distraction

[dbl]

The logo is just err...
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/1/224481...merger-att

[JAS84]

Plain text gold lettering on a sky backdrop. At least it's just a corporate logo. The public facing branding will still be the separate Discovery and WB brands I would assume, along with their streaming brands Discovery+ and HBO Max.

[nwtv2003]

Even this relic from the 1980s has higher production values than the new logo.

[Whataday]

Clearly just a placeholder logo ahead of a proper rebrand.

Interestingly they've gone with colours more closely aligned with the previous WB logo, rather than the new blue version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ose5bGaEQ0Q

While Warner Discovery rolls off the tongue better, I'm glad they've gone with "Warner Bros." rather than just Warner.

It suggests they want to make WB the main brand which is sensible as it's the strongest brand up against Disney.