Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics

Warner Bros. Kids, Young Adults and Classics
Formerly	Warner Bros. Global Kids and Young Adults (2019–2020)
Type	Division
Industry	Film; Television; Animation;
Founded	March 4, 2019; 2 years ago
Headquarters	4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, California, United States
Key people	Tom Ascheim (President); Sam Register (President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios); Michael Ouweleen (President, Adult Swim); Pola Changnon (General Manager, Turner Classic Movies); Tricia Melton (Chief Marketing Officer); Amy Friedman (Head of Kids and Family Programming); Jason DeMarco (SVP, Anime & Action Series/Longform);
Brands	Adult Swim; Boomerang; Cartoon Network; Turner Classic Movies; Wizarding World;
Parent	Warner Bros. Entertainment (WarnerMedia)
Divisions	Warner Bros. Animation;
Subsidiaries	Cartoon Network Studios; Williams Street;
Website	www.warnerbros.com

Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC; often known as Warner Bros. Kids, Young Adults and Classics and WarnerMedia Kids & Family), formerly known as Warner Bros. Global Kids and Young Adults, is a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It was established on March 4, 2019, as part of a major reorganization of Warner Bros.' parent company, WarnerMedia.

The division is responsible for overseeing the parent company's family, kids, animation, and young adult properties, as well as the preservation of Warner Bros.' classic film library, particularly titles administered by Turner Entertainment who also owned the pre–May 1986 MGM library, and the catalog of animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions.

The division's properties include the former Turner Broadcasting cable television networks Cartoon Network (including the Adult Swim, Toonami, Cartoonito and ACME Night programming blocks); Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies; oversight of the Wizarding World franchise in conjunction with J. K. Rowling and Warner Bros. Global Brands and Franchises; and the animation studios Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios (including its European sister studio Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe) and Williams Street, the latter two are part of The Cartoon Network, Inc.

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, Boomerang, 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 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]

Units[]

U.S. television channels[]

Cartoon Network
- Cartoonito (block)
- ACME Night (block)
Adult Swim
- Toonami (block)
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[]

References[]

^ Feiner, Lauren (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.
^ "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.
^ Schneider, Michael (March 12, 2019). "What the End of the Turner Brand Could Mean for Its Channels". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 4, 2019). "Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid's Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2020). "Tom Ascheim Joins Warner Bros As President of Global Kids, Young Adults And Classics". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

External links[]

Official website

[cnbc-wmreorganize-1] Feiner, Lauren (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.

[2] "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.

[3] Schneider, Michael (March 12, 2019). "What the End of the Turner Brand Could Mean for Its Channels". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[WarnerCN-4] Littleton, Cynthia (March 4, 2019). "Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid's Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on March 5, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[5] Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2020). "Tom Ascheim Joins Warner Bros As President of Global Kids, Young Adults And Classics". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

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