Hilarious that Zaslav is considered a hero given his uneven tenure and downright villainous status for his tax write off use for projects.
AT&T bought Time Warner for $85.4 billion (US$108.7 billion with debt) in 2016. [Time Warner is renamed to WarnerMedia]
AT&T sold WarnerMedia for $43 billion in 2022. [WarnerMedia is renamed to Warner Bros. Discovery]
David Zaslav becomes the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Currently Paramount Skydance is offering $60 billion for Warner Bros. Discovery (and it's going to get higher).
Seems like David Zaslav is doing things right.