The Ankler

๐ŸŽง Warner Bros.’ Wobbly Future

Its plan? Strip-mine IP and slash debt as its core Hollywood businesses continue to struggle

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As Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav pours money into reconstructing Robert Evansโ€™ legendary estate, a far more daunting reconstruction awaits: his company. On Friday, WBDโ€™s Q4 earnings report wasnโ€™t pretty. Zaslavโ€™s company missed on both earnings and revenue, and the stock went down roughly 12 percent. The crew looks at what WBDโ€™s head honcho’s plan to remedy the disaster. Also: Richard Rushfield breaks down his five-part field guide for how to navigate Hollywood archetypes, and Elaine Low gives an update on the upcoming IATSE negotiations.

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