Disney, Warner Bros. join forces to offer streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max

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Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery kept up with TV upfronts week’s biggest trend at their presentation out of The Theater at Madison Square Garden Tuesday: Promoting not just its TV slate as a prime ad-buying opportunity — but also its film franchises. First up from CEO David Zaslav’s team, WB Discovery revenue and strategy chief Bruce Campbell addressed the Madison Avenue crowd following a sizzle featuring top WBD IP and brands across film and TV series.

Warner Bros is filling out the 2025, 2026 calendar and beyond. Today, the Burbank, CA studio announced that New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat 2 will hit cinemas on Oct. 24, 2025 in Imax, while Drew Hancock’s Companion will kick off on Jan. 10, 2025, also in Imax.

Jamie Lang The Annecy International Animation Film Festival has become an increasingly important marketing opportunity for major U.S. studios to show off their upcoming animated offerings. This year, Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. has reversed its decision to delist all Adult Swim Games, with several developers reporting that control has been returned to them.Warner Bros. acquired Adult Swim in 2022, but back in March, several developers who had worked on games published through the Adult Swim Games banner reported that they had been told by Warner Bros.

Jennifer Lopez had the best time with her twins Emme and Max during their latest birthday celebration. The 16-year-old kids of JLo and Marc Anthony, spent some quality time with their mom in Japan, as it was their wish to do some fun activities and enjoy the culture, apart from visiting anime stores and taking photos of the landmarks.Jennifer Lopez and daughter Emme enjoy a day of Parisian shoppingJennifer Lopez’s sophisticated looks in Paris, and her favorite accessory in two colorsJennifer Lopez suprises her twins Max and Emme with a special birthday giftDuring her latest interview with Kelly and Mark, Jennifer shared details about the trip and admitted that it was a big deal for them.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director A 15-year-old “Lord of the Rings” fan film titled “The Hunt for Gollum” is back online and streaming on YouTube after it was temporarily blocked in the aftermath of Warner Bros. revealing its next “Rings” movie has the same title (via Entertainment Weekly). The fan film, which centers on Gandalf tasking Aragorn with hunting down Gollum before the latter can find Frodo and the One Ring, has earned 13 million views since its debut more than a decade ago.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed entertainment creative advertising and marketing specialist, Once Upon a Time, and brand consultancy and creative agency, BigSmall, for the European launch of streamer Max.

Fans could see Lala Kent make the move to The Valley next season!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Netflix used to say its goal was to become HBO faster than HBO could become Netflix. Well, Netflix succeeded on that front. Now Warner Bros.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. will release the first of its new batch of “The Lord of the Rings” films in 2026, which will focus on Andy Serkis’s Gollum. Original “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy filmmaker Peter Jackson and his partners Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens are producing the movie and “will be involved every step of the way” on the movie, Warner Bros.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery — ordinarily rivals for consumers’ time and money — are teaming up for a triple-play bundle of Disney+, Hulu and Max. The companies announced a new streaming bundle comprising Disney+, Hulu and Max will be available this summer in the U.S.

Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are breaking ground in streaming with a bundled offering featuring Disney+, Hulu and Max in a single package.

EXCLUSIVE: We have one final addition to Ryan Coogler‘s supernatural thriller for Warner Bros, starring Michael B. Jordan: BMF‘s Christian Robinson.

EXCLUSIVE: Production, finance, and sales company Panorama Motion Pictures will make its Cannes market debut with a slate of projects from Catalyst Studios and other independent producers.

Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav largely evaded questions about NBA talks and Paramount Global‘s potential as a WBD merger partner, but he did weigh in on the hot topic of executive pay.

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Adams, who has been with Warner Bros. Animation for 15 years, is retiring.

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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Classic TV network MeTV is turning its cartoon block into a new network. Owner Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced Wednesday that it will launch MeTV Toons as a new national TV network focused on classic animation, “from Hollywood-era shorts to made-for-television favorites.” MeTV Toons, which launches June 25, is a collab between Weigel and Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly implement paid-sharing on Max as it gets stricter later this year about subscribers letting other people use their accounts.Bloomberg reported this week that Warner Bros.