BREAKING NEWS

Robert Greenblatt, former head of NBC Entertainment, has been named Chairman of WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-to-Consumer, overseeing HBO, TNT, TBS, truTV and the company’s upcoming direct-to-consumer business, while Jeff Zucker expands his role to Chairman of WarnerMedia News & Sports and President of CNN. Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara adds a new global kids and young adults business to his purview, and Gerhard Zeiler will be elevated from President of Turner International to WarnerMedia Chief Revenue Officer.

“We have done an amazing job establishing our brands as leaders in the hearts and minds of consumers,” said WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey. “Adding Bob Greenblatt to the WarnerMedia family and expanding the leadership scope and responsibilities of Jeff, Kevin and Gerhard – who collectively have more than 80 years of global media experience and success – gives us the right management team to strategically position our leading portfolio of brands, world-class talent and rich library of intellectual property for future growth.”

The news comes after the resignations last week of HBO CEO Richard Plelper and Turner President David Levy.