List of libraries owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
This is a list of content libraries and catalogs owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.[1][2]
Content libraries
Warner Bros.
- Warner Bros. Pictures library (post-1949) except for films owned by third-party companies
- Warner Animation Group library (2013–present)
- Warner Bros. Feature Animation library (1990–2004)
- Castle Rock Entertainment films library (pre-2010)[3] except pre-1994 films distributed by MGM, via Orion Pictures, and A Few Good Men, In the Line of Fire, and North which are all owned by Sony Pictures Releasing, via Columbia Pictures
- Castle Rock Entertainment television library (1988–2001) except Seinfeld which is distributed by Sony Pictures Television despite being the copyright holder
- DC Films (2016–present)
- United States distribution rights to the Samuel Goldwyn Productions library (1923–1959)[4] except for The Hurricane owned by Amazon, via Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and films in the public domain
- Lorimar Motion Pictures[5] Library (1978–1990) with some exceptions including all the pre-1978 films
- Monogram Pictures/Allied Artists Pictures Corporation library (1947–1979)
- Warner Premiere library (2007–2014)
- New Line Cinema (post-1982)
- New Line Television (1988–2008)
- New Line Records discography (2002–2009)
- Seven Arts Productions (1957–1968) with some exceptions[6]
- Seven Arts Television (pre-1969)
- National General Pictures library (1967–1974) except films produced by Cinema Center Films owned by Paramount Global's Paramount Pictures
- Warner Animation Group library (2013–present)
- Warner Bros. Family Entertainment library (1992–2009) excluding the Sullivan Bluth Studios films, such as Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park, owned by The Walt Disney Company via 20th Century Studios, and The Pebble and the Penguin owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in non-international markets
- HBO Films libraries, co-owned with HBO (1983–present)
- Home video distribution rights of Cannon Films libraries (post-1991)
- TT Animation library (2013–present)
- WaterTower Music discography (2000–present)
Warner Bros. International Television Production
- Warner Bros. Television Studios UK (2015–present)
- Shed Media library (1998–present)[7]
- Ricochet library (1995–present)[8]
- Twenty Twenty library (1982–present)[9]
- Wall to Wall Media library (1987–present)[10]
- LazyTown Entertainment library (2002–present)[11]
- Eyeworks (1997–present)[12]
- Eyeworks UK (1997–present)
- Eyeworks Touchdown (1991–present)
- Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas (1993–present)
- Eyeworks Egmond (2006–present)
- Eyeworks Brazil (2011–present)
Turner Entertainment Co.
- Material from MGM's predecessors (Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Mayer Pictures) post-1915 that did not enter the public domain
- MGM film library (pre-May 1986), except for State of the Union owned by Universal Pictures, via EMKA, Ltd. and The Passenger owned by Sony Pictures Classics, and those that are in the public domain[14]
- MGM Television library (pre-1985), excluding the 1964 Flipper series, owned by MGM themselves, via Orion Pictures
- MGM Cartoons library (1934–1958, 1961–1967)
- United Artists/Associated Artists Productions libraries:[15]
- The Gilligan's Island franchise excluding the TV movies Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, the former of which is in the public domain while the later 2 are owned by NBCUniversal
- Warner Bros. Pictures library (pre-1950) except films that are either in the public domain or owned by third-party companies
- First National Pictures library (1923–1936)
- Warner Bros. Cartoons library (pre-August 1948)
- Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios Popeye cartoons (1933–1957)[16]
- RKO Pictures live action library's US, Canadian, Latin America, UK, Australian, German and Italian distribution rights (except films that are either in the public domain or owned by third-party companies) (pre-1959)
- Brut Productions library (1973–1982)
Home Box Office, Inc.
- HBO television programs (1973–present) with some exceptions
- HBO Downtown Productions (pre-1992)
- HBO Films libraries, co-owned with Warner Bros. (1983–present) with some exceptions
- HBO Max television programs (2020–present) with some exceptions
- HBO Independent Productions
- Time-Life libraries (pre-1982)
- Talent Associates (pre-1977)
- Cinemax television programs (1982–present)
- Magnolia Network television programs (2000–present)
- HBO Downtown Productions (pre-1992)
Television Networks
- Warner Bros. Television Studios library (1955–present)
- All3Media library (with some exceptions) (1978–present)[19]
- Studio T library
- Alloy Entertainment library (with some exceptions) (2005–present)[20]
- Warner Horizon Scripted Television/Warner Horizon Unscripted Television library (2006–present)
- DC Television series (excluding the 1966 Batman series owned by The Walt Disney Company, via 20th Television)
- Telepictures library (1979–present), except for Here's Lucy, owned by Desilu Too, LLC, and The All New Let's Make a Deal owned by Fremantle
- Rankin/Bass Productions library (post-1973) (excluding The Last Unicorn, owned by ITV Studios)
- Lorimar Television library (1972–1993), except for The Good Life, owned by Sony Pictures Television, Alf owned by Shout Factory in the United States, and the 1988 Gumby TV series owned by Fox Entertainment
- Warner Bros. Animation library (1980–present), except Johnny Test owned by WildBrain
- Warner Bros. Cartoons library (post-July 1948)
- Hanna-Barbera library (1957–2001) with some exceptions for licensed properties[21]
- Ruby-Spears Enterprises library (pre-1991), except Rambo: The Force of Freedom owned by StudioCanal, via Carolco Pictures, and It's Punky Brewster owned by NBCUniversal
- Cartoon Network Studios library (1996–present), except Star Wars: Clone Wars, owned by The Walt Disney Company via Lucasfilm, and Transformers: Animated owned by Hasbro
- Adult Swim/Williams Street library (1994–present)
- Williams Street Records discography (2007–present)
- Adult Swim Games library (2005–present)
- Discovery Family programming library (1996–present), except shows produced by third-party companies such as Hasbro
- OWN programming library (2011–present)[22]
- Animal Planet programming library (1996–present)
DC Entertainment
- National Comics Publications library (predecessor)
- All-American Publications library (predecessor)
- Fawcett Comics library (1939–1980)
- Quality Comics library (1935–1956)
- Charlton Comics library (1945–1986)
- Fox Feature Syndicate library (c. 1930s–1950s)
- DC Comics library (1977–present)
- Vertigo Comics library (1993–2020)
- DC Black Label library (2020–present)
- Amalgam Comics library (co-owned with Marvel Comics)
- All-Star library (2005–2008)
- WildStorm library (1992–2010)
- Mad Magazine library (1952–present)
- Milestone library
- Wonder Comics library
Streaming & Interactive Entertainment
- Discovery+ original programs (2020–present)
Otter Media
- Fullscreen library (2011–present)
- Gunpowder and Sky library (2016–present)
- Rooster Teeth film and TV library (2003–present)
- Rooster Teeth Animation library (2014–present)
- Rooster Teeth Games Library (2014–present)
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Traveller's Tales Games library (with some exceptions)[25]
- TT Fusion library (2005–present)
- TT Odyssey library (2018–present)
- NetherRealm Studios library (2011–present)[26] including former Midway Games, Atari Games, and Williams Electronics libraries
- Monolith Productions library (1997–present)
- Snowblind Studios library (1997–2012)
- Surreal Software library (1995–2010)
- Rocksteady Studios library (2006–present)[27]
- WB Games library (1998–present)
- Portkey Games library (2017–present)
- Avalanche Software (2017–present)
See also
References
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- "Our Brands | Warner Bros. Discovery". Warner Bros. Discovery |. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- Fabrikant, Geraldine (1993-08-18). "Turner Buying New Line and Castle Rock Film Companies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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- "Seven Arts Purchases Shares in Warner Bros". The New York Times. 1966-11-26. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "Time Warner buys Shed Media". the Guardian. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- Wilkes, Neil (2005-11-25). "Shed acquires 'Supernanny' producer Ricochet". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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- "Shed finalises Wall to Wall buy-out". C21media. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- O'Reilly, Lara (2011-09-08). "Turner Broadcasting acquires LazyTown brand". Marketing Week. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- Littleton, Cynthia (2014-02-11). "Warner Bros. Sets $273 Mil Deal To Buy Eyeworks' International TV Operations". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- Landler, Mark (1995-09-23). "TURNER TO MERGE INTO TIME WARNER; A $7.5 BILLION DEAL". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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- Newcomb, Horace (2014-02-03). Encyclopedia of Television. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6.
- "How Billionaire CNN Founder Ted Turner Invented the 24-hour News Cycle - Maxim". www.maxim.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- Littleton, Cynthia (2014-05-08). "Discovery, Liberty Global Acquire All3Media in $930 Million Deal". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- Goldberg, Lesley (2012-06-11). "Warner Bros. TV Group Acquires 'Gossip Girl' Producer Alloy Entertainment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- "COMPANY NEWS; Turner Buying Hanna-Barbera". The New York Times. 1991-10-30. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- Low, Elaine (2020-12-22). "Discovery Increases Stake in Oprah Winfrey's OWN to 95%". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- Bruck, Connie (2013-04-02). Master of the Game: How Steve Ross Rode the Light Fantastic from Undertaker to Creator of the Largest Media Conglomerate in the World. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4767-3770-6.
- Goldberg, Lesley (2019-05-31). "Otter Media Folded Into WarnerMedia Group". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
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