Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Warner Brothers Discovery first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. At this time, all participant lines are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. Additionally, please be advised that today's conference call is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to Mr. Peter Lee, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. You may now begin. Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us for our Q1 2026 earnings call. Joining me today from Warner Brothers Discoveries Management is David Zasloff, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gunnar Wiedenfels, our Chief Financial Officer, and J.B. Perrette, CEO and President, Global Streaming and Games. This afternoon, we issued our earnings release, shareholder letter, and trending schedule. And these materials can be found on our website at ir.com. Today's presentation will include forward-looking statements that we make pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about the benefits of the proposed transaction between WBD and Paramount's guidance, future financial and operating the combined company's plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of WBD's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of our control that could cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. For additional information on factors that could affect these expectations, please see the company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...