Warner Bros. Discovery cut nearly 1,000 roles across Warner Bros. TV and cable networks (Discovery, TLC) in 2025, with more expected post-Paramount merger close. HR is hoping you sign before you compare. We find what's negotiable in 24 hours for $199.
Warner Bros. Discovery cut nearly 1,000 roles across Warner Bros. TV and cable networks (Discovery, TLC) in 2025, with more expected post-Paramount merger close.
Most affected: cable networks, TV production, marketing, HBO/Max corporate. The package you received was drafted to be signed quickly. The severance multiple, equity treatment, healthcare bridge, release language, and any non-compete riders are all moveable if you know what to push on.
Your 21-day review clock is already running (45 if you're 40 or older in a group layoff). Don't burn it.
Three of the issues we routinely find for media-sector exits like Warner Bros. Discovery. The full report runs 8 to 15 issues like these, ranked by dollar impact, with a redlined version of your document attached.
What it means: Studio and TV severance often waives unvested project bonuses, back-end participation, or residuals. Some of these are governed by guild agreements and cannot be waived.
Counter: Carve out any DGA/WGA/SAG-AFTRA-covered residuals, plus contingent comp on projects you originated or had a defined participation in.
What it means: Media exits often try to capture pitches and treatments that were never optioned or produced. Without a carve-out, your shelf goes with you on paper but cannot be sold.
Counter: Negotiate a written list of pitches and treatments that revert to you, plus a defined reversion process for anything else not in active development within 18 months.
What it means: In an industry that runs on relationships, a one-way non-disparagement quietly puts you at risk while leaving them free to badmouth you in casting and hiring conversations.
Counter: Mutual non-disparagement, signed by the executive team or HR. References language confirmed in writing.
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Our model runs every clause against our severance rubric and media-sector benchmark library. A human reviewer audits before delivery.
A shareable PDF: flagged issues, what to ask for, and the email language to send Warner Bros. Discovery HR. Add a 30-min strategy call if you want backup.
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