Published: Jun 18, 2025 by Dave Adamson | Last Updated: Jun 18, 2025 by Dave Adamson
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AEW
Tony Khan has addressed the division of business set to take place within Warner Bros Discovery, the broadcast partner of AEW.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced on June 9 that it will be split into two separate companies, with one focusing on studio production and streaming, alongside a separate entity handling global television networks.
With AEW broadcasting on TBS, TNT and the HBO Max streaming platform, Tony Khan has recently discussed what the division with mean for the company’s relationship with Warner Bros Discovery.
In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Khan reaffirmed his relationship with the executives at Warner Bros. Discovery, saying:
“I know that AEW, for both sides of where Warner Bros. is going, we have great relationships with everybody at the top. Both on Global Networks and Streaming & Studios. Mr. Zaslav himself put our deal together. Gunnar (Wiedenfels), who will be running Global Networks, also was very involved in our deal as the CFO.
“The two of them and Bruce Campbell really negotiated this deal with AEW and myself and my team. So, on both sides, we’ve got the great relationships and both sides that really love AEW and have come to be great partners with AEW.”
Khan would go on to state that 2025 has been a “big year” for AEW, noting that his exciting at the new opportunities the partnership could offer, stating:
“So, for us, it’s been a big year in 2025 and now we’re kind of on both sides of that equation.
“We are a big part of TBS and TNT, the crown jewels of the Global Network side, and then we’re also a huge — now — part of Streaming & Studios with AEW streaming every week, so it’s exciting.”
Tony Khan recently attended the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France and has stated he was able to introduce “AEW to a lot of top executives” in the field of entertainment.
In October 2024, AEW and Warner Bros. Discovery signed a new three-year deal that includes an option year for 2028.
Transcript from Fightful.
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