Warner Bros-Discovery shuts down Cartoon Network Studios
Cartoon Network Studios, as you know it, is gone thanks to David Zaslav. It consolidating into a single unit with Warner Bros. Animation, and this is HUGE news. It's also an ominous sign for the future of new, original Cartoon Network animation.https://t.co/evUeth0yuQ
- cartoonbrew.com - Animation News (@cartoonbrew) October 12, 2022
-Another day of dismal news for anyone connected to Warner Bros.Disocvery.
-Following multiple films getting canceled such as Batgirl, TBS/TNT being forced to stop original programming, Writers/Directors program being shut down, multiple shows being taken off of HBO Max to stop royalty payments...Cartoon Network Studios that was in charge of bringing CN original toons has been shut down and is being absorbed into Warner animation.
-Due to merge, 125 positions were laid off
-"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."
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