Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they’re trying again anyway

As WBD’s head, who has somehow managed to keep his position during a tenure marked by multiple rounds of layoffs and a wildly misguided attempt at killing the HBO brand in favor of “Max,” Zaslav has a vested interest in spinning a potential acquisition as positively as he can. But when you look back at Warner Bros.‘ long history of mergers and acquisitions, it is easy to see how poorly those deals have always shaken out for everyone except the involved companies’ executive…