Warner Bros. Discovery to split
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Monday's news that Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies has fueled chatter about which execs will end up leading the new entities.
At the end of March, Warner Bros. Discovery had gross debt of $38.0 billion, which is comprised of “total debt” ($37.4 billion) and financial leases ($535 million). The 2022 merger of WarnerMedia (owned by AT&T) and Discovery, Inc. created more than $50 billion of debt.
Wall Street analysts are bullish the move could pave the way for M&A and bring the industry a step closer to rationalization
The split comes three years after Warner Bros. and Discovery merged in a bid to capture more of the highly competitive streaming market.
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