The changes to Zaslav’s pay structure are partly “address stockholder feedback and preferences with respect to CEO compensation structure,” WBD said in its Monday 8-K filing.

WBD CEO David Zaslav’s Pay to Be ‘Substantially’ Reduced (Don’t Worry, He’s Still Got a Private Jet) Rotem Rusak. Tue, June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM UTC. 3 min read.

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav raked in $51.9 million in total compensation in 2024, up 4.5% from the $49.7 million he took home the year prior. The 2024 package included a $3 million ...

Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) significant majority shareholders voted on Tuesday against the 2024 executive compensation packages, including CEO David Zaslav’s pay of more than $50.

Since WBD was formed three years ago through the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., he has consistently earned top-tier compensation— $51.9 million in 2024, $49.7 million in 2023 and $39. ...

Media CEO pay rose in 2024 as U.S. consumers see tariff-induced inflation and shareholders face volatile markets. ... They have voted in large numbers against WBD’s executive compensation.

And oh yeah, there's one other piece motivating today's change: shareholders hated Zaslav's previous pay structure. Or as WBD generously put it in a Monday 8-K filing, one of the "goals" here is ...

WBD CEO David Zaslav’s Pay to Be ‘Substantially’ Reduced (Don’t Worry, He’s Still Got a Private Jet) by Rotem Rusak. Jun 17 2025 • 7:48 AM.

The changes to Zaslav’s pay structure are partly “address stockholder feedback and preferences with respect to CEO compensation structure,” WBD said in its Monday 8-K filing.

David Zaslav’s generous (and unpopular) pay package is about to change — and at least partly due to popular demand. Amid a split of Warner Bros. Discovery, which will see the company’s TV networks and ...