David Zaslav, the unfortunate CEO of the company formerly known as Warner Bros. Discovery (the company, which was once two separate companies but became one, is splitting up again ), has often been accused of being bad at his job and, now, it would appear that the people who pay his salary may agree.

The new pay package goes into effect only if the split happens by the end of 2026, but Zaslav already received options for nearly 21 million shares last week. The underlying stock

WBD CEO David Zaslav will see his pay package take a hit after the proposed separation of Warner Bros. Discovery in 2026, while he's also set to receive millions of new stock options.