Warner Bros. Entertainment

Overview

• Industryentertainment, film production, video game industry¹
• HeadquartersBurbank¹
• Founded inLos Angeles¹
• Websitewww.warnerbros.com
• Legal formDelaware corporation¹

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The story

Founded by Albert Warner, Harry Warner, Jack Warner and Sam Warner on Apr 4, 1923, in Los Angeles.¹

Leadership

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• FounderAlbert Warner¹
• FounderHarry Warner¹
• FounderJack Warner¹
• FounderSam Warner¹
• Chief executive officerKevin Tsujihara Mar 1, 2013 to now¹
• Chief executive officerBarry Meyer¹

Products and brands

• comic
• film

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

• Cartoon Network Studios
• Castle Rock Entertainment
• DC Comics
• DC Direct
• DC Studios
• First National Pictures
• Franchise Pictures
• Hanna-Barbera
• Loma Records
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio
• New Line Cinema
• Telepictures
• The Geffen Film Company
• The Ladd Company
• The Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra
• Vitaphone
• Warner Bros. Animation
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Italia
• Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Japan
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Warner Bros. Television Studios
• Warner Bros. Television Studios UK
• Warner Independent Pictures

Also owns

• Fandango
• Machinima, Inc.
• NetherRealm Studios
• Spyglass Media Group
• The CW
• The WB 100+ Station Group
• UPN
• Warner Bros. Cartoons
• Warner Brothers Burbank Studios
• Warner TV
• Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment

Former owners and parents

• Warner Bros.-Seven Arts 1967 to 1970
• Kinney National Company 1970 to 1972
• Warner Communications 1972 to 1990
• WarnerMedia 1990 to 2001
• Warner Bros. Discovery 2022 to 2026

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

1. 2016Acquired Machinima, Inc.¹
2. 2008New Line Cinema became a subsidiary¹
3. 2005Acquired TMZ¹
4. Jan 2004Warner Bros. Games became a subsidiary¹
5. 2004Castle Rock Entertainment became a subsidiary¹
6. 1996Acquired Turner Entertainment¹
7. Dec 20, 1991Regency Enterprises became a subsidiary¹
8. 1980Acquired The Lot at Formosa¹
9. 1980Acquired Warner Bros. Animation¹
10. 1958Acquired Warner Music Group¹
11. 1923Acquired Old Warner Brothers Studios¹

Timeline

1. Oct 6, 2026Acquired Acquired by Skydance Corporation¹
2. 2022Acquired Acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery¹
3. Mar 1, 2013New chief executive Kevin Tsujihara becomes CEO¹
4. 2003Acquired Acquired by WarnerMedia¹
5. 1990Acquired Acquired by WarnerMedia¹
6. 1972Acquired Acquired by Warner Communications¹
7. 1970Acquired Acquired by Kinney National Company¹
8. 1967Acquired Acquired by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts¹
9. 1958Acquisition Acquired Warner Music Group¹
10. Apr 4, 1923Founded Founded in Los Angeles¹
11. 1923Acquisition Acquired Old Warner Brothers Studios¹

Links

• Websitewww.warnerbros.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/warnerbros¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/warnerbrosent¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/warnerbrosentertainment¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/warner-bros--entertainment¹
• WikipediaWarner Bros. Entertainment
• WikidataQ126399