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Warner Bros. Discovery's 2026 10-K reflects a shift from integration-focused risks toward transaction and financing risks, with the removal of three merger-related risk disclosures and the addition of six new risks centered on the pending PSKY Merger, bridge loan financing, and regulatory changes. The company modified eleven existing risks, including material updates to disclosures on stock price volatility, competitive distribution dynamics, and industry competition, indicating substantive changes to how the company characterizes its operating environment. With eighteen risks remaining unchanged, the core risk profile around content acceptance, competitive positioning, and operational challenges persists despite the structural reorganization.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
Failure to complete the PSKY Merger could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including in the event WBD is required to pay the Company Termination Fee and reimburse PSKY for certain payments.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
While the PSKY Merger is pending, we will be subject to business uncertainties and certain contractual restrictions that could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
The terms of the Bridge Loan Facility may restrict our current and future operations, particularly our ability to respond to changes or to take certain actions.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
We may be unable to obtain permanent financing to refinance the Bridge Loan Facility on favorable terms in a timely manner or at all.
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🟢 New in Current Filing
Changes in laws and regulations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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🔴 No Match in Current Filing
We have directors who also serve as directors of Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media”), Liberty Global Ltd. (“Liberty Global”), Qurate Retail, Inc. f/k/a Liberty Interactive Corporation (“Qurate Retail”), Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”), and Liberty Latin America Ltd. (“LLA”), which may lead to conflicting interests for those directors or result in the diversion of business opportunities or other potential conflicts.
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Risks Related to Our Acquisition and Integration of the WarnerMedia Business
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We have been engaged in legal proceedings and disputes related to the Merger and could be subject to additional legal proceedings and disputes related to the Merger, the outcomes of which are uncertain and could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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🟡 Modified
The market price of our common stock has been highly volatile and may continue to be volatile due, in part, to circumstances beyond our control.
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🟡 Modified
We rely on platforms owned by our competitors for digital and linear distribution of our content.
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🟡 Modified
Our businesses operate in highly competitive industries and if we are unable to compete effectively, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer.
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🟡 Modified
The success of our business depends on the acceptance of our content and brands by our U.S. and international viewers, which may be unpredictable and volatile.
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🟡 Modified
Increasing complexity of global tax policy and regulations could increase our tax liability and adversely impact our business and results of operations.
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🟡 Modified
Our charter and bylaws contain provisions that may make it difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if such acquisition would be beneficial to our stockholders.
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🟡 Modified
If our streaming products fail to attract and retain subscribers, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely impacted.
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We are subject to domestic and international privacy and data protection laws, which impact our ability to collect, transfer and use personal information. Our efforts to comply with such laws, which are continually evolving, could impose costly obligations on us and generate additional regulatory and litigation risk.
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🟡 Modified
Risks related to international operations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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🟡 Modified
Corporate restructurings, strategic transactions and acquisitions present many risks and we may not realize the financial and strategic goals that were contemplated at the time of any transaction.
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Service disruptions or outages affecting communications satellites or other externally managed critical technology infrastructure, including cloud-based platforms and connectivity services we rely upon, could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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