David Zaslav
The media dealmaker who merged Discovery with WarnerMedia, whose pay draws fire because it keeps rising while the company's stock and profits fall.
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Pay vs performance
what happened while he earned itNo score, no opinion. Compensation is filed; stock and S&P are market returns over the window shown; revenue and EPS are latest reported vs the prior year. You decide.
Why this pay?
- Pay splits between a large stock grant and a cash incentive that paid out despite results.
- FY2024 pay rose even as Warner Bros. Discovery reported an $11.5B net loss.
Quick facts
Compensation breakdown
DEF 14ARose ~4% in a year the company reported an $11.5 billion net loss. Source: Warner Bros. Discovery 2025 Proxy (FY2024) →
Compensation history
salary + cash vs stock, from the proxiesRelated intelligence
every filing on Warner Bros. Discovery, one hop awayCareer
Compare pay with
Every figure ties to a filing. Compensation is the total from Warner Bros. Discovery's Summary Compensation Table for FY2024(grant-date values, which can differ from what an executive realizes when awards vest). We publish what the filings say, and we don't grade people. Photo: US Embassy Italy / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons.