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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Venu Sports
On February 6, 2024, the Company announced that it would enter into a joint venture with ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”), and Fox Corporation (“Fox”) to form Venu Sports, a sports-centric streaming service in the United States. On February 20, 2024, FuboTV Inc. and FuboTV Media Inc. (collectively, “Fubo”) filed a lawsuit against Disney, including certain affiliates, Fox, and WBD (collectively, the “Defendants”) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging claims under federal and New York antitrust laws.
On January 6, 2025, Disney announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to combine certain of Hulu Live TV’s assets with Fubo (the “Fubo Transaction”) and provide Fubo a senior unsecured term loan of up to $145 million in January 2026 (the “Fubo Loan”). If Disney funds the Fubo Loan prior to the consummation of the Fubo Transaction, the Company and Fox will participate in a portion of the Fubo Loan by providing loans to Disney with substantially the same economic terms as the Fubo Loan. A $130 million termination fee will be payable by Disney to Fubo if the transaction is terminated under certain circumstances. The Company and Fox have agreed to reimburse a portion of the termination fee to Disney if it becomes payable. In addition, the Defendants reached a settlement with Fubo related to Fubo’s antitrust claims and collectively paid $220 million to Fubo in January 2025, of which the Company’s share was $55 million.
On January 10, 2025, the Defendants announced their decision to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture and not launch its streaming service effective immediately.
Debt
On January 28, 2025, WMH issued a conditional notice for the redemption in full of all $1,500 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.412% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”), in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. Such redemption was funded with the proceeds of borrowings pursuant to a new $1,500 million 364-day senior unsecured term loan credit facility entered into on January 28, 2025 by DCL, WBD, certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of WBD party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. The Notes were redeemed on February 7, 2025.
Joint Venture
On January 31, 2025, the Company contributed a 70% interest in its music catalog to a joint venture with Cutting Edge Group in exchange for net proceeds of $601 million. The Company will retain a controlling financial interest and consolidate the joint venture as a VIE.