The L.A. TIMES goes with, "Benched by the NBA, Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav faces tough questions." After 35 years of broadcasting basketball, the company’s TNT channel is "getting benched." The NBA dispute adds to the "growing scrutiny Zaslav has faced since taking the reins of the famed Hollywood studio and prestigious TV properties." Two and a half years ago, the veteran TV exec "brimmed with confidence." But since the April 2022 merger that created Warner Bros. Discovery, its marquee brands -- HBO, CNN, TNT, Food Network and the Warner Bros. film and TV studio -- have "slipped in scale and ambition." In some ways, Zaslav and his team were "victims of bad timing." Just as they were finalizing the AT&T buyout, Wall Street "began souring on media companies that were losing billions of dollars to build streaming services to compete with Netflix."
On the Olympics:
- In a divided America, our Olympians represent the best of us.
- Swimming has a diversity problem. Can this generation of Olympians change that?
- What it’s been like to see Utah win -- and lose -- Winter Games bids.
- Beyond language barrier in Lille, Olympic basketball provides a connection.
Also:
- Where can you attend five NFL training camps in one day? Only in Southern California.
- How cricket became sport’s next big thing -- Olympics, India, the U.S. and other new markets.
- U.S. cricket is entering a new era following the T20 World Cup. Where does Houston fit in?
- Long shot VP candidate Marty Walsh would add blue-collar cred to Dem ticket.
- Lessons from athletic directors as Washington officially joins Big Ten.
