Zaslav's Farewell Video Criticized Amid Leadership Changes at WBD

WHO:

ComingSoon.net - David Zaslav, outgoing CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, addressed the company’s global workforce.

Deadline - JB Perrette, a veteran of streaming and close associate of Warner Bros. Discovery, was confirmed in a key new post at Skydance.

WHAT:

ComingSoon.net - Zaslav delivered a prerecorded farewell video focusing on the company’s creative work and the people behind its films and television.

Deadline - Skydance confirmed its executive leadership team, which included elevated roles for content executives such as Casey Bloys, Channing Dungey, and George Cheeks.

WHERE:

ComingSoon.net - The farewell video was filmed on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank.

WHY:

ComingSoon.net - The farewell address was criticized by employees as being ‘tone deaf’ amid the ongoing acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance.

HOW:

Deadline - The confirmation of Skydance's executive leadership team was announced on a Monday.

(UPDATED October 6, 2026 01:31 UTC)

David Zaslav, the outgoing CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, recently addressed the company's global workforce in a prerecorded farewell video filmed on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, where he highlighted the creative work and the people behind its films and television. Meanwhile, JB Perrette, a veteran of streaming and a close associate of Warner Bros. Discovery, was confirmed in a key new position at Skydance, which also announced its executive leadership team, including elevated roles for Casey Bloys, Channing Dungey, and George Cheeks. However, Zaslav's farewell address faced criticism from employees who described it as 'tone deaf' in light of the ongoing acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance.