Wikipedia: The evolution of Warner Bros. Discovery

Here is a story of the evolution of Warner Bros. Discovery from Wikipedia: 

• 1886: National Cleaning Contractors, Inc. is founded.
• 1917: First National Pictures is founded. 
• 1922: Time Inc. is founded.
• 1923: Warner Bros. is founded.
• 1929: Warner Bros. acquired First National.
• 1934; DC Comics is founded.
• 1936; First National Pictures folded into Warner Bros. 
• 1945; Kinney Parking Company is founded. 
• 1961; Sterling Communications and Time Life are founded. 
• 1962; Kinney Parking renamed to Kinney Service Corporation.
• 1965; Turner Broadcasting System is founded.
• 1966; National Cleaning Contractors, Inc. and Kinney Service Corporation merged to form Kinney National Company.
• 1967; Kinney National Company bought DC Comics and Warner Bros.-Seven Arts is founded.
• 1969; Kinney National Company bought Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.
• 1972: Kinney National renamed to Warner Communications and HBO is launched, becoming the first pay TV network.
• 1976 TBS is launched. 
• 1979: Warner Cable joint venture with American Express and becomes Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment.
• 1980: Cinemax is launched.
• 1985; Discovery Channel is launched.
• 1986; Warner-Amex sold its assets to Viacom and becomes Warner Cable.
• 1990; Time Inc. and Warner Communications merged to form Time Warner.
• 1994; Turner Broadcasting System buys Castle Rock Entertainment and New Line Cinema. 
• 1996; Time Warner buys Turner Broadcasting System.
• 2001; AOL buys Time Warner and becomes AOL Time Warner.
• 2010: Time Warner spin-off AOL and Time Warner Cable.
• 2014: Time Warner spin-off Time Inc. and it sold to Meredith in 2018.
• 2018: Discovery Communications buys Scripps Networks and renamed Discovery, Inc. and AT&T buys Time Warner, and renamed WarnerMedia.
• 2022: WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc. merged to form Warner Bros. Discovery.