Warner Bros Discovery Stock Soars After Multi-Year Deal with Comcast; Comcast Shares Slide On Subscriber Loss Estimates

Warner Bros Discovery agreed to offer its extensive content portfolio to Xfinity and Sky UK and Ireland customers, leveraging Comcast’s global technology platform across linear television, apps, and streaming services.

Comcast inked renewal agreements that promote the company’s longstanding distribution relationship with Warner Bros Discovery’s portfolio of linear cable networks for Xfinity TV customers.

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The agreements also provide continued carriage of HBO and expand Comcast’s rights to package the ad-supported versions of Max and Discovery+ in its streaming bundles. Comcast will also continue to offer Warner Bros Discovery content as part of its U.S. NOW TV streaming services.

Comcast stock tanked after Comcast Cable CEO Dave Watson told Reuters at the UBS Global Media and Communications conference on Monday that it expects broadband subscriber losses to be slightly above 100,000 in the fourth quarter, compared to the estimated 64,400 Visible Alpha consensus subscriber loss.

Price Actions: WBD stock is up 3.28% at $11.01 at the last check Monday. CMCSA is down 8.32%.

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