Guest Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Quote In a company-wide memo, chairman Channing Dungey told staff that the company plans to fully consolidate its tv animation divisions, merging Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Cartoon Network Studios (CNS). Going forward, Sam Register will continue as head of WBA and CNS, as well as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, the latter of which will continue to operate independently from the other two. According to the memo, all three labels will continue to exist, but perhaps more in name than in action. Both development and production at WBA and CNS will now be merged, extending on the cross-studio teams that were already in place for programming, casting, legal, and business affairs, and artist relations. This means that Cartoon Network Studios no longer has any independent say on either creative or operational matters, something that has never happened before in its existence. This also seems an ominous sign for the future of new, original Cartoon Network animation. WBA has traditionally been a much more catalog/IP-driven studio, while CNS has been the studio that puts out original series and specials that occasionally become touchstones for generations of viewers. RIP to one of the best studios of animation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lover. Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 The end of an era. RIP my childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frozen99 Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 zaslav is cutting everything off, hopefully the studio will be able to function, somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 oh wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XAMJ Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 David the trump supporter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnusualBoy Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Zaslav should be considered a terrorist at this point, he's ruined everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gossip_Boy Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 This is heartbreaking if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiidish Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Warner Bros, you will be dealt with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attitude Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 The writings were on the wall for a while. I think the channel only has 2 active shows still airing and the rest are reruns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBangStan Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Rip my childhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slik Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I have a feeling DC Comics (the actual comic books, not the films/tv/toys/merch/gaming) is next...which will be sad since that publishing company is nearly 100 years old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagacasanova Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jooj Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 This is genuinely sad however Cartoon Network has been dead for a while in terms of quality. All they do is air Teen Titans Go reruns nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 58 minutes ago, Attitude said: The writings were on the wall for a while. I think the channel only has 2 active shows still airing and the rest are reruns. Kind of true tbh. It’s just TTG reruns. Not that I mind but still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universo Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 RIP They had the classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxy Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 It’s getting folded under another studio, how is it dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Blackout Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Zaslav literally destroying the Warner brands and HBO Max in the name of fiscal responsibility yet spending money on **** like Don't Worry Darling and Black Adam He NEEDS to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarysunflower Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 36 minutes ago, Oxy said: It’s getting folded under another studio, how is it dead? According to reports, CN is merging with another WB animation company and pooling everyone together. So the CEO wants to push Warner’s IP as much as possible meaning , as well as the incoming lay offs meaning more work for the incumbents, there’s less original programming and creativity put forward in favour of familiarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadius Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I’m really not looking forward to this Universal merger come 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossora Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 literally my childhood... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est. in 90s Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 CN was GOAT before I even knew what GOAT was... End of an era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Disgusting. Hope he dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karla Cabello Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, Revolution said: Disgusting. Hope he dies. purr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proseductice Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Such an era, I never imagined this happening for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Zaslav... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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