# Jean-Briac Perrette
> President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games at warner bros discovery
- Profile type: Person
- Profile status: baseline
- Last updated: 2026-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/jb-perrette/
- Also known as: Jean-Briac Perrette, JB Perrette, Jean Briac Perrette, JB Perrette WBD
## Summary
JB Perrette (Jean-Briac Perrette) is President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games at Warner Bros. Discovery, overseeing the Max streaming platform and WBD's games portfolio. A Discovery veteran since 2011, he drove WBD's streaming Adjusted EBITDA from $677 million in 2024 to $1.37 billion in 2025. He signed a new post-split contract in 2025 to lead streaming at the standalone Warner Bros. entity through 2029.

## Profile facts

- Current title: President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games
- Current company: warner bros discovery (https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/warner-bros-discovery/)


## Career trajectory

- 2000-01-01 — Joined NBCUniversal (rose to President, Digital and Affiliate Distribution) at nbcuniversal. Eleven years at NBCUniversal; final role led digital and affiliate distribution and included a leadership role in the establishment and development of Hulu, where he served on the board.
- 2011-01-01 — Chief Digital Officer at discovery-communications. Joined Discovery Communications in 2011 as Chief Digital Officer.
- 2022-04-08 — President and CEO, Discovery Streaming and International at warner-bros-discovery. Following the April 8, 2022 close of the Discovery–WarnerMedia merger, Perrette led Discovery Streaming and International within the new Warner Bros. Discovery.
- 2022-08-04 — President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games at warner-bros-discovery. Expanded mandate to oversee the unified Max streaming platform and WBD's games operations, including titles such as Mortal Kombat and Hogwarts Legacy.

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## Key facts

- JB Perrette is President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games at Warner Bros. Discovery, overseeing the HBO Max streaming platform and the company's games portfolio. — Warner Bros. Discovery — Leadership: https://www.wbd.com/leadership/jb-perrette
- He spent 11 years at NBCUniversal, where his final role was President, Digital and Affiliate Distribution, and where he played a leadership role in the establishment and development of Hulu and served on its board. — Warner Bros. Discovery — Leadership: https://www.wbd.com/leadership/jb-perrette
- Perrette joined Discovery Communications in 2011 as Chief Digital Officer before becoming a senior streaming and international leader, and is described in trade coverage as a longtime lieutenant to David Zaslav. — Variety: https://variety.com/exec/jean-briac-perrette/
- On WBD's Q4 2025 earnings call, Perrette said 2026 should be the company's biggest year of HBO Max growth in a long time, citing standalone launches in the U.K., Germany and Italy as licensing windows expire. — StreamTV Insider: https://www.streamtvinsider.com/content/warner-bros-discovery-pegs-2026-major-growth-year-hbo-max-globally
- WBD ended 2025 with 131.6 million global streaming subscribers (59.2 million domestic, 72.4 million international), having added 3.5 million subscribers in Q4 2025 alone. — Warner Bros. Discovery — Q4 2025 Earnings Release: https://www.wbd.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results
- WBD's streaming segment posted full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA of $1.37 billion, up from $677 million in 2024 — the profitability turn Perrette has been the public voice on through 2025. — Warner Bros. Discovery — Q4 2025 Earnings Release: https://www.wbd.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results
- On the Q4 2025 call, Perrette outlined five growth levers for the streaming business: content strength, volume and penetration growth, product enhancements, retention improvements, and monetization through pricing and ad sales. — StreamTV Insider: https://www.streamtvinsider.com/content/amid-sale-efforts-wbd-touts-original-content-global-growth
- Discussing Max's Asia rollout in November 2024, Perrette told Deadline: "Despite the fact people have been reporting on us... we see this as barely finishing act one," framing international expansion as the company's primary growth vector. — Deadline: https://deadline.com/2024/11/max-rollout-asia-jb-perrette-james-gibbons-interview-1236181056/
- WBD shareholders approved the Paramount Skydance acquisition of WBD on April 23, 2026 with approximately 99% of votes cast in favor — a deal that will fold Perrette's Global Streaming and Games portfolio into the combined company. — Warner Bros. Discovery — Stockholder Approval Release: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/warner-bros-discovery-stockholders-approve-transaction-with-paramount-skydance-302751921.html


## Related

- warner bros discovery (President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/warner-bros-discovery/
- david zaslav (Direct manager (President and CEO, WBD)) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/david-zaslav/
- paramount skydance (Counterparty in pending acquisition of WBD) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/companies/paramount-skydance/
- david ellison (CEO of acquiring entity in pending Paramount Skydance–WBD combination) — https://thestateofstreaming.com/people/david-ellison/


## External coverage

- Warner Bros. Discovery: JB Perrette — Leadership Bio (https://www.wbd.com/leadership/jb-perrette)
- Variety: Jean-Briac Perrette — Variety500 (https://variety.com/exec/jean-briac-perrette/)
- 2024-11-19 — Deadline: Max Rollout Continues With Asia Launches: "This Is Barely Finishing Act One," Says WBD's JB Perrette (https://deadline.com/2024/11/max-rollout-asia-jb-perrette-james-gibbons-interview-1236181056/)
- 2026-02-26 — Warner Bros. Discovery Investor Relations: Warner Bros. Discovery Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results (https://www.wbd.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-results)
- 2026-02-26 — StreamTV Insider: Warner Bros. Discovery pegs 2026 as major growth year for HBO Max globally (https://www.streamtvinsider.com/content/warner-bros-discovery-pegs-2026-major-growth-year-hbo-max-globally)
- 2026-02-26 — StreamTV Insider: Amid sale efforts, WBD touts original content, global growth (https://www.streamtvinsider.com/content/amid-sale-efforts-wbd-touts-original-content-global-growth)

## Profile
## Why this profile exists

Perrette runs the operating business at the center of three of the most
consequential streaming storylines of 2026: the HBO Max international
rollout into the U.K., Germany and Italy as legacy licensing windows
expire; the streaming-segment profitability turn that took WBD's full-year
streaming Adjusted EBITDA from $677 million in 2024 to $1.37 billion in
2025; and the pending Paramount Skydance acquisition of WBD that will
fold Global Streaming and Games into a much larger combined company.
He is the executive most often quoted on those storylines on WBD's
earnings calls and in trade interviews.

## Coverage on this site

- [WBD shareholders approve Paramount merger 99-1 — but reject Zaslav's $886M parachute by 82%](/business-deals/2026/04/wbd-paramount-shareholder-vote/)
- [WBD-Paramount merger followups: governance fallout from the parachute vote](/business-deals/2026/04/wbd-paramount-merger-followups/)
- [The streaming wars era ended in 2025 — what the data shows](/measurement-data/2026/04/streaming-wars-era-ended-2025-data-story/)
## Coverage on The State of Streaming
- [WBD Shareholders Approve Paramount Merger 99% to 1%](https://thestateofstreaming.com/business-deals/2026/04/wbd-paramount-shareholder-vote/) — 2026-04-25

## Tags

- executive
- warner-bros-discovery
- hbo-max
- streaming
- international-expansion
- games
- paramount-skydance-merger

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