Warner Bros. Discovery is breaking out the internal financial projections for CNN for the first time, and the news shows a slight dip in a robust revenue figure.
The network is forecasted to feature $1.8 billion in 2026 revenue, according to a filing related to Warner Bros. Discovery’s planned spinoff of Discovery Global.
Documents from a lawsuit filed last year reveal that CNN had revenue of $2.2 billion in 2021, which dropped to $1.8 billion in 2023.
The forecast released projections through 2030, with CNN’s revenue expected to rise to as high as $2.1 billion in 2029, while hovering between the $1.8 and $2 billion levels through that five-year stretch.
The projections highlight how important CNN would be to Discovery Global, should it be spun away from Warner Bros. Discovery. While CNN is projected to bring in $1.8 billion in 2026 revenue, the other cable entities from the company — which include the likes of TNT, TBS, HGTV, Food Network, and Discovery, among others — are slated to see a combined $9.9 billion in overall revenue during the year. That figure is forecasted to fall to as low as $7.9 billion by 2029.
Warner Bros. Discovery noted that the figures were “not prepared with a view to public disclosure.” However, it said it was providing the information because it had been presented to the Board of Directors and was an important piece of information to share.
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