David Zaslav defends Warner Bros. Discovery cuts: ‘We did not get rid of any show that was helping us’

LOS ANGELES — Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Executive David Zaslav addressed the significant cuts made at the company during the last six months, framing them as part of a fundamental “rethinking and reimagining” of how the media giant works as the entertainment industry endures a period of dramatic transformation.

Since the April merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., the combined firm has shed hundreds of jobs from units including Warner Bros. Television, HBO and HBO Max and Turner networks. CNN head Chris Licht recently