New Delhi, April 30 -- David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, saw his compensation more than triple in 2025 to $165 million. This is thanks to the nearly $110 million in one-time stock options awarded to Zaslav by the WBD board.

The stock option was awarded to him for leading the plan to split WBD into two: Warner Bros., comprising studios and streaming; and Discovery Global, which included its TV networks. The proposed split will now not go ahead due to the pending acquisition of WBD by Paramount.

"Certain of the Committee's actions in 2025 were designed to support retention and incentivize our pursuit of other strategic options. Although the separation was not completed and the Paramount merger was subsequently approved, cer...