Warner Bros. Television Studios

Warner Bros. Television Studios
Warner Bros. Television
Formerly
List
    • Warner Bros. Television Division (1955–1967)
    • Warner Bros. Television (1955–1967; 1970–2020)
    • Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Television (1967–1970)
Company typeDivision
Industry
FoundedMarch 21, 1955 (1955-03-21)[1]
FounderWilliam T. Orr
Headquarters4000 Warner Boulevard, ,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsTelevision programs
RevenueIncrease US$5.62 billion (2015)[2]
Increase US$344 million (2015)
ParentWarner Bros. Television Group
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.warnerbros.com/tv

Warner Bros. Television Studios,[3] operating under the name Warner Bros. Television (abbreviated as WBTV; formerly known as Warner Bros. Television Division), is an American television production and distribution studio and the flagship studio of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of Warner Bros., a flagship studio of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Launched on March 21, 1955 by William T. Orr, it serves as a television production arm of DC Comics productions by DC Studios and, alongside Paramount Global's CBS Studios, The CW, the latter that launched in 2006 and WBD has a 12.5% ownership stake. It also serves as the distribution arm of WBD units HBO, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.

As of 2015, it is one of the world's two largest television production companies measured by revenue and library along with Sony Pictures Television.[4][5]

As of May 2024, WBTV is producing nearly 40 scripted series for WBD’s Max, external streaming platforms, cable, and the five U.S. broadcast networks.

  1. ^ "Warner Bros. Enters Tv Field With Pact for ABC-TV Shows". Broadcasting. March 21, 1955. p. 112.
  2. ^ "Low Theatrical Revenues Pull Down Warner Bros. Revenue - Market Realist". February 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley; Jarvey, Natalie (August 7, 2020). "Bob Greenblatt, Kevin Reilly Out Amid Major WarnerMedia Restructuring". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 28, 2015). "Steve Mosko Named Chairman Of Sony Pictures TV".
  5. ^ Rainey, James; Littleton, Cynthia (November 24, 2015). "After a Rough Film Year, Can Kevin Tsujihara Lead Warner Bros. Back to the Top?".

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