Warner Bros. Discovery Is Splitting Up. What's Next? from The Town with Matthew Belloni

Warner Bros. Discovery Is Splitting Up. What's Next?

30 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2025 at 10:43 pm.

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the long-awaited breakup of Warner Bros. Discovery, and break down what these two new companies will consist of. They look at why this happened now, what this means for HBO Max and CNN, and who is the most likely buyer for each spun-off company

Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

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Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the long-awaited breakup of Warner Bros. Discovery, and break down what these two new companies will consist of. They look at why this happened now, what this means for HBO Max and CNN, and who is the most likely buyer for each spun-off company (02:56). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about Blake Lively’s lawsuit against Justin Baldoni (25:10).

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