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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to $148 Million Loss as Ad Sales Drop 16% and Linear TV Drags Down Q3

Warner Bros. Discovery reported a net loss of $148 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, reversing a $135 million profit a year earlier. A 16%…

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Warner Bros. Discovery Swings to $148 Million Loss as Ad Sales Drop 16% and Linear TV Drags Down Q3
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  • Warner Bros. Discovery reported a net loss of $148 million for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, reversing a $135 million profit a year…
  • Total revenue fell 6% on an ex-FX basis to $9.045 billion, missing analyst expectations of roughly $9.18 billion. The decline was driven by a 17%…
  • The advertising decline was broad-based. U.S. linear ad revenue sank 20% to $1.19 billion, while streaming advertising grew 14% to $235 million. The…

With linear advertising in structural decline and the studio's earnings increasingly tied to a volatile theatrical slate, the central question becomes whether a corporate restructuring can unlock the value of the streaming and studio assets before the linear drag becomes irreversible?

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