Warner Bros. Animation

Also known as Warner Bros. Television Animation

animation division of Warner Bros. Television Group

Key facts

Company type: Division
Industry: Animation
Predecessors: Warner Bros. Cartoons (1933–1969) Hanna-Barbera (1957–2001)
Founded: March 15, 1980 ; 46 years ago ( March 15, 1980 )
Founder: Hal Geer
Headquarters: 15301 Ventura Blvd , Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles , California , U.S. (1989–2007) , 411 North Hollywood Way , Burbank, California , U.S. (2007–2023) , 100 South California Street, Burbank, California, U.S. (2023–present)
Key people: Sam Register ( president , Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios , and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe ) Jason DeMarco (SVP, action/anime) Peter Girardi (EVP, alternative programming)
Products: Television series Feature films Short films Specials
Parent: Warner Bros. Entertainment (1980–2019) Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (2019–2022) Warner Bros. Television Group (2022–present)
Divisions: Cartoon Network Studios

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Warner Bros. Animation Inc. (abbreviated as WBA) is an American animation studio and the main animation division and label of Warner Bros. owned by its Television Group division, the flagship television arm of Warner Bros. Discovery. It was established on March 15, 1980.

As the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons, which was active from 1933 to 1969, the studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. Warner Bros. re-established its animation division in 1980 to produce Looney Tunes–related works. Turner Broadcasting System merged with WBD predecessor Time Warner in 1996. and Turner's acquired studio, Hanna-Barbera, was absorbed into this studio in March 2001.