WBD’s David Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels Break Down Split That Will See Standalone Companies “Free And Clear” For M&A

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WBD’s David Zaslav, Gunnar Wiedenfels Break Down Split That Will See Standalone Companies “Free And Clear” For M&A

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Gunnar Wiedenfels is getting his own company to run. It will soon be open season for media M&A. Discovery+ and HBO Max are going their separate ways.
Those are a few takeaways from Warner Bros Discovery’s plan to split announced Monday. Shares initially popped about 9% on the news —…

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