NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery will split into two public companies by next year, calving off cable operations from its streaming service as the number of people “cutting the cord” brings with it a sustained upheaval in the entertainment industry.

Monday's news that Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies has fueled chatter about which execs will end up leading the new entities.

Warner Bros. Discovery said it would split into two publicly traded companies, one focused on streaming and the other on traditional TV