{"id":1604734,"date":"2025-12-10T15:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observer.com\/?p=1604734"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:04:42","slug":"11-executives-steering-warner-bros-discoverys-crown-jewel-media-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observer.com\/2025\/12\/11-executives-steering-warner-bros-discoverys-crown-jewel-media-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Executives Steering Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s Crown Jewel Media Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1605010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1605010\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-1605010\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"David Zaslav in a texudo against a purple background.\" width=\"970\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?resize=635,508 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?resize=970,776 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?resize=320,256 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2235487732.jpg?resize=50,40 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1605010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Zaslav attends the HBO Max Primetime Emmy Awards Afterparty at San Vicente Bungalows on Sept. 14, 2025. <span class=\"media-credit\">David Jon\/Getty Images for HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"464\">As Warner Bros. Discovery enters the final stages of fielding acquisition bids from Netflix and Paramount Skydance, the executives overseeing its most valuable businesses\u2014streaming, studios and global networks\u2014are emerging as pivotal figures in what could be the entertainment industry\u2019s most consequential reshuffling in years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1029\">The company announced in June that <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2025\/06\/warner-bros-discovery-split-streaming-cable-network\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2879579\">it would break itself into two entities<\/a> just three years after the high-profile WarnerMedia\u2013Discovery merger. Under the plan, Warner Bros. would retain the studios and streaming operations, while a new division, Discovery Global, would hold the networks&#8217; business, making it easier for WBD to spin off or sell individual assets. In the ongoing bidding war,\u00a0Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2025\/12\/netflix-acquire-warner-bros-discovery-agreement\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2879580\">offered $83 billion<\/a> for the Warner Bros. side, and Paramount <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2025\/12\/david-ellison-paramount-take-over-warner-bro-discovery\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2879581\">offered $108.4 billion bid<\/a> for the entire company.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1687\">A major transaction has long felt inevitable. The 2022 merger saddled the company with roughly $50 billion in debt, leaving its leadership little choice but to explore a breakup or sale. If the split proceeds, WBD CEO David Zaslav would continue leading the Warner Bros. side, and <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discovery Global would be led by current CFO David Wiedenfels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1689\" data-end=\"1811\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As the future of the storied media giant hangs in the balance, here are the executives steering its most important assets:<\/p>\n<h3><b>Mike De Luca and\u00a0<\/b><b>Pamela Abdy, Co-Chair and Co-CEO of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1605005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1605005\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1605005\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"Mike De Luca and Pamela Abdy\" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=635,424 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=970,647 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1605005\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"Mike De Luca and Pamela Abdy\" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=635,424 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=970,647 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1498232007.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1605005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike De Luca and Pamela Abdy attend the Los Angeles premiere of Warner Bros. &#8220;The Flash.&#8221; <span class=\"media-credit\">Leon Bennett\/WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pamela Abdy and Mike De Luca were were installed in these roles following the 2022 merger. They oversee global theatrical production, marketing and distribution operations for the studio, including feature films produced under Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, and Warner Bros. Animation. They also share curatorial oversight of Turner Classic Movies (TCM) under the WB banner, in collaboration with filmmakers such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Before joining WBD, Abdy served as president of MGM\u2019s motion-picture group, and De Luca was chairman of MGM\u2019s motion-picture group.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Peter Safran and\u00a0<\/b><b>James Gunn, Co-Chairman and Co-CEO of DC Studios<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604992\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1604992\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=590\" alt=\"Peter Safran and James Gunn\" width=\"800\" height=\"574\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg 590w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?resize=320,229 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?resize=50,36 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1604992\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=590\" alt=\"Peter Safran and James Gunn\" width=\"800\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg 590w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?resize=300,215 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?resize=320,229 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2224032469-e1765396205211.jpg?resize=50,36 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter Safran and James Gunn at the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. &#8220;Superman.&#8221; <span class=\"media-credit\">Stewart Cook\/Warner Bros. via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"717\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">James Gunn and Peter Safran were tapped in 2022 to jointly run DC Studios, a new division created as part of WBD\u2019s post-merger overhaul of its superhero strategy. Gunn, the writer-director behind <em data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"277\">The Suicide Squad<\/em> and Marvel\u2019s <em data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"316\">Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> trilogy, brings a distinct creative vision to the role. Safran, a longtime producer whose credits span major franchises such as <em data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"454\">Aquaman<\/em> and <em data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"474\">The Conjuring<\/em> universe, adds deep experience in both blockbuster and genre filmmaking. Together, they are responsible for charting the long-term creative direction of DC\u2019s film, television and animation slate.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. TV Group<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604986\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1604986\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"Channing Dungey \" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=635,424 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=970,647 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1604986\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"Channing Dungey \" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=635,424 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=970,647 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2234988785.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Channing Dungey at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. <span class=\"media-credit\">JC Olivera\/Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"75\" data-end=\"540\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Channing Dungey is the first woman\u2014and the first Black executive\u2014to lead Warner Bros.&#8217; TV business. She was named<\/span> chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group in 2021 and expanded her remit to include WBD\u2019s U.S. networks in 2024. She now oversees all animation, live-action scripted and unscripted television, including series such as <em data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"404\">Abbott Elementary<\/em>, <em data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"420\">The Bachelor<\/em> franchise and <em data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"446\">The Pitt<\/em>. Her portfolio also spans the Discovery Channel, Food Network, HGTV and other linear networks. A former Netflix vice president of original series, Dungey works closely with Brett Paul, chief operating officer for U.S. networks, and Howard Lee, chief creative officer for U.S. networks.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604988\" style=\"width: 794px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1604988\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=794\" alt=\"Casey Bloys\" width=\"794\" height=\"538\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg 794w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=768,520 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=635,430 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=320,217 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=50,34 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1604988\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=794\" alt=\"Casey Bloys\" width=\"794\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg 794w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=768,520 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=635,430 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=320,217 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249127113-e1765396086925.jpg?resize=50,34 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casey Bloys attends HBO Max 2026 Global Programming Slate in London. <span class=\"media-credit\">Dave Benett\/Getty Images for HBO Max<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Casey Bloys <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">first joined HBO in 2004 as a director of development. He was appointed<\/span>\u00a0chairman and CEO of HBO and the streaming service (formerly \u201cMax,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2025\/05\/dropping-hbo-was-a-mistake-and-warner-bros-discovery-isnt-afraid-of-admitting-it\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2879582\">soon returning to \u201cHBO Max\u201d<\/a>) in October 2022. He is 3.5 years into a<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><a target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/10\/casey-bloys-chairman-ceo-title-hbo-amp-hbo-max-content-1235134757\/\" data-lasso-id=\"2879583\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">five-year contract<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span>Under his oversight, HBO and the streaming service have continued producing high-profile and award-winning content such as <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Euphoria<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The White Lotus<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Last of Us.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h3><b>JB Perrette, CEO and President of Streaming and Games\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604997\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604997\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1604997\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"JB Perrette\" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=635,424 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=970,647 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1604997\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=970\" alt=\"JB Perrette\" width=\"970\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=635,424 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=970,647 970w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=320,213 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215059769.jpg?resize=50,33 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604997\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JB Perrette speaks onstage during Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s 2025 Upfront Presentation. <span class=\"media-credit\">Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JB Perrette took charge of WBD&#8217;s streaming and games division following the 2022 merger. Prior to the merger, he led streaming and international operations at Discovery, Inc. He now oversees the technical and strategic rollout of WBD\u2019s streaming platforms, including HBO Max and Discovery+, as well as gaming initiatives, with direct reports that include WBD\u2019s CTO of Streaming and Games, <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avi Saxena.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Gerhard Zeiler, President of WBD International<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1604999\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1604999\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1604999 size-full-width\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=712\" alt=\"Gerhard Zeiler\" width=\"712\" height=\"530\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg 712w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=635,473 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=320,238 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=50,37 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1604999 size-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=712\" alt=\"Gerhard Zeiler\" width=\"712\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg 712w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=635,473 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=320,238 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-467476378-e1765396577291.jpg?resize=50,37 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1604999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gerhard Zeiler speaks on stage at the CNN Journalist Award 2015. <span class=\"media-credit\">Tristan Fewings\/Getty Images for CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"710\">Gerhard Zeiler oversees WBD\u2019s international business, steering the company\u2019s global brands and direct-to-consumer strategy across more than 220 markets. A longtime executive who previously ran WarnerVision and Turner\u2019s international units, he took charge of the combined company\u2019s global operations after the 2022 merger. His portfolio spans everything from local film production and acquisitions to regional networks, streaming services and global distribution. <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He reports to Zaslav and WBD CFO David Wiedenfels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Luis Silberwasser, Chairman and CEO of TNT Sports<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1605001\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1605001\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1605001\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=730\" alt=\"Luis Silberwasser\" width=\"730\" height=\"492\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg 730w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=635,428 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=320,216 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=50,34 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full-width wp-image-1605001\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=730\" alt=\"Luis Silberwasser\" width=\"730\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg 730w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=635,428 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=320,216 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2215065618-e1765396647520.jpg?resize=50,34 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1605001\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luis Silberwasser speaks onstage during Warner Bros. Discovery\u2019s 2025 Upfront Presentation. <span class=\"media-credit\">Dimitrios Kambouris\/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"773\" data-end=\"1126\">Luis Silberwasser leads TNT Sports as chairman and CEO, overseeing one of the most valuable sports-rights portfolios in the U.S., including the NBA, MLB, NHL and more. Before WBD, he oversaw television networks at TelevisaUnivision and previously ran NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. From 2010 to 2014, he served as executive vice president and chief content officer at Discovery Networks International. He recently secured a seven-year multimedia rights deal with NASCAR that kicked off this year. He also reports to Zaslav and Wiedenfels.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Mark Thompson, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide<\/b><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1605008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1605008\" style=\"width: 763px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1605008 size-full-width\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=763\" alt=\"Mark Thompson \" width=\"763\" height=\"560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg 763w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=635,466 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=320,235 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=50,37 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-1605008 size-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=763\" alt=\"Mark Thompson \" width=\"763\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg 763w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=635,466 635w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=320,235 320w, https:\/\/observer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1091554402-e1765396826628.jpg?resize=50,37 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 135px, 200px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1605008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mark Thompson speaks during a keynote address at CES 2019. <span class=\"media-credit\">David Becker\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1188\" data-end=\"1523\">Mark Thompson took the helm of CNN Worldwide in 2023, bringing decades of experience in newsrooms and digital media to the role. The former BBC director-general and New York Times CEO\u2014who helped steer both institutions through major digital transformations\u2014now oversees all CNN content and operations around the world under the WBD banner.<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Kasia Kieli, CEO of TVN<\/b><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"2022\">Kasia Kieli serves as president and managing director for WBD in Poland and as CEO of TVN, one of the country\u2019s largest media companies. A veteran of Discovery\u2019s pre-merger leadership, she previously oversaw the company\u2019s operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Today, she remains a central figure in WBD\u2019s international strategy, guiding its Polish portfolio through a shifting media and regulatory landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Warner Bros. 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