Overview
- Warner Bros. Discovery named Adrienne O’Hara EVP and chief communications and public affairs officer for Discovery Global, effective Jan. 7, 2026, completing the leadership team as she reports to CEO-designate Gunnar Wiedenfels.
- O’Hara’s remit spans global communications and public affairs, including corporate, financial, employee, executive, brand and crisis communications as well as stakeholder engagement.
- Discovery Global will house WBD’s TV and digital portfolio, including CNN and All Access, Discovery, TNT, TBS, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, TNT Sports, Discovery+ and Bleacher Report.
- WBD targets a third-quarter 2026 spin-off for Discovery Global, with the remaining studios and streaming businesses slated to be acquired by Netflix in an approximately $83 billion deal.
- Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, has launched a hostile $108 billion bid for WBD that could disrupt the planned separation and the Netflix transaction.