Warner Bros. Takes $9.1 Billion Writedown on TV Networks

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Charge reflects defection of TV audiences and advertisersActions follows loss of NBA broadcasting pact last monthWarner Bros. Discovery Inc., the parent of CNN and TNT, posted a second-quarter charge ...

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Discovery Inc., the parent of CNN and TNT, posted a second-quarter charge of $9.1 billion after writing down the value of its traditional TV networks.The company, created in 2022 when Discovery Inc. acquired WarnerMedia, has concluded that cable channels like CNN and TNT are no longer worth what they were when the $42 billion merger was completed.“Two years ago market valuations and prevailing conditions for legacy media companies were quite different than they are today,” Chief Executive Officer David Zaslav said on a call with investors on Wednesday. “This impairment acknowledges this and better aligns our carrying values with our future outlook.”Shares of Warner Bros. fell as much as 10.51% to $6.90 in extended trading after the announcement. That’s the lowest price since the stock of the merged company began trading in April 2022.The action follows last month’s decision by the National Basketball Association to drop Warner Bros. as a broadcast partner and award a $76 billion, 11-year media rights deal to Walt Disney Co., Comcast Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. Warner Bros. filed a lawsuit against the NBA last month alleging a breach of contract.“At this point, we’ve handed it off to our lawyers,” Zaslav said on the call. “We have confidence in our position.”The writedown reflects the continued exodus of viewers from cable networks like CNN to streaming, taking with them the advertising sales and subscriber fees that supply most of the revenue for conventional TV.The changes have rippled across media. 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