Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics is an American family entertainment division owned by Warner Bro and based in Burbank, California. The division was first established in March 2019 and is primarily aimed at children from 4-13 years old.
The division is responsible for overseeing the parent company's family, kids, animation, and young adults content. It owns several properties and original brands from Turner Entertainment and MGM Animation, Warner Bros. Classics, and Hanna-Barbera.
It also owns and operates Cartoon Network (including Boomerang channel, plus Adult Swim and Cartoonito), Warner Bros. Animation, and Cartoon Network Studios.
History[]
On March 4, 2019, AT&T announced a major reorganization of WarnerMedia to effectively dissolve the Turner Broadcasting System division, which involved Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, and digital media company Otter Media being transferred to Warner Bros. Entertainment. Aside from TCM and Otter - which was transferred over to WarnerMedia Entertainment (now WarnerMedia Studios and Networks) on May 31, 2019 to oversee development on an upcoming over-the-top streaming service from WarnerMedia - the newly transferred properties came under a newly formed Global Kids & Young Adults division.[1][2][3][4]
On April 7, 2020, Tom Ascheim was named President of the division, now renamed Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, overseeing Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim, and adding Turner Classic Movies to his oversight.[5]
On May 11, 2022, Ascheim left the company as the unit was restructured due to the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.[6] Michael Ouweleen was later promoted to president of Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and Boomerang as they were moved under Warner Bros. Discovery Networks U.S. The studios were moved under the Warner Bros. Television group with Channing Dungey gaining oversight.
Units[]
U.S. television channels[]
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoonito (upcoming block)
- Adult Swim (block)
- Toonami (sub-block of Adult Swim)
- Boomerang
- Turner Classic Movies
International television channels[]
For more information, see List of international Cartoon Network channels.
- Boing (France, Italy, Spain and Africa)
- Cartoonito (UK, Ireland and Italy)
- Pogo (India)
- Tooncast (Latin America)
Animation studios[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Lauren Feiner (March 4, 2019). "WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition". CNBC. NBCUniversal News Group. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.
- ↑ "AT&T to HBO, Turner: No More Fiefdoms". The Wall Street Journal. News Corp. March 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.
- ↑ Michael Schneider (March 12, 2019). "What the End of the Turner Brand Could Mean for Its Channels". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved on April 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid's Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera". Penske Media Corporation (March 4, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2020). "Tom Ascheim Joins Warner Bros As President of Global Kids, Young Adults And Classics". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/05/tom-ascheim-exits-warner-bros-president-global-kids-young-adults-and-classics-1235021790/
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