Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics

Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC; often known as Warner Bros. Kids, Young Adults and Classics), formerly known as Warner Bros. Global Kids and Young Adults, is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery Networks. It was established on March 4, 2019, as part of a major reorganization of Warner Bros.' former parent company, WarnerMedia. It is currently owned by Warner Bros.' current parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.

Warner Bros. Kids, Young Adults and Classics
FormerlyWarner Bros. Global Kids and Young Adults (2019–2020)
TypeDivision
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedMarch 4, 2019 (2019-03-04)
Headquarters4000 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
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery Networks
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.warnerbros.com

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 programming blocks Adult Swim, Toonami, Cartoonito, and ACME Night) and Boomerang; oversight of the family-oriented networks Discovery Family and Discovery Familia; and the animation studios Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios (including its European sister studio Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe through its international division) and Williams Street.

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

International television channels

For more information, see List of international Cartoon Network channels.

Animation studios

See also

References
  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.
  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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