Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network to Move Under HBO at Warner Bros. Discovery (EXCLUSIVE)
07.04.2022 - 18:41
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Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterChip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network will move under HBO’s purview upon the completion of Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia, which will result in the launch of Warner Bros. Discovery Monday, Variety has learned exclusively.Allison Page, president of Magnolia, which is a joint venture between the Gaineses and Discovery, Inc., will report directly to HBO and HBO Max chief Casey Bloys.
Bloys is one of the few top WarnerMedia execs still standing following this week’s mass exodus ahead of the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger’s close, which was capped off by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav revealing his new leadership team.The fact that Bloys will be heading up the lifestyle brand from the “Fixer Upper” stars is notable, given that Magnolia Network is so deeply tied to Discovery.
It has a linear channel under the Discovery lineup and its streaming app exists inside Discovery’s Discovery Plus platform. As Variety previously reported, Kathleen Finch, formerly Discovery’s chief lifestyle brands officer, will oversee all linear cable programming operations at Warner Bros.
Discovery with the exception of HBO and CNN, adding TNT, TBS, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim to her purview.Discovery leadership has already announced plans for Discovery Plus and HBO Max to ultimately become a combined platform, but it is currently unclear what immediate plans Warner Bros. Discovery has for where Magnolia Network’s streaming home will be while there are still two subscription services to choose from.
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