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Warner Bros. Television Group
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Warner Bros. suspends top overall deals, with Berlanti, Abrams & Bill Lawrence among those affected
Having recently admitted that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes will cost it up to $500m,…
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WBTVG unscripted veteran Mike Darnell exiting after a decade
Mike Darnell, the president of unscripted and alternate television for Warner Bros, is exiting after…
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Warner Bros. TV cuts 125 jobs as restructuring expanded
A new wave of redundancies has hit Warner Bros. Discovery, with around 125 positions cut…
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WBTVG inks overall deal with ‘Abbott Elementary’s Quinta Brunson
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall deal with Quinta Brunson, the creator,…
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News round-up: WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal; Telemundo Studios opens in Mexico; India’s OTTplay lands int’l streamers
WBTVG cuts Pine Tree deal Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed a multi-year first-look…
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Warner Bros. TV inks overall deal with ‘The Flight Attendant’ showrunner Steve Yockey
Warner Bros. Television (WBTV) Group has signed an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with The Flight…
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Warner Bros. TV signs ‘Ted Lasso’ star Brett Goldstein
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall development deal with Ted Lasso star,…
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Warner Bros. TV inks overall deal with Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad
Warner Bros. TV Group has signed an overall deal with producer, writer and actor Lena…
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Warner Bros. TV extends overall pact with Kaley Cuoco
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has extended its deal with The Flight Attendant star Kaley…
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‘Supergirl’ star Melissa Benoist launches Three Things Productions; inks overall WBTVG deal
Supergirl star Melissa Benoist has launched her own production company, Three Things Productions, and signed…
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Warner Bros. signs overall deal with activist Kimberly Latrice Jones
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an overall deal with filmmaker, author and human…
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Warner Bros. signs overall deal with ‘Watchmen’ scribe Cord Jefferson
Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Watchmen writer/producer…
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Warner Bros. TV hires former Netflix originals boss Channing Dungey
Warner Bros. Television Group has confirmed the appointment of Netflix’s former VP of originals Channing…
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Warner Bros. TV chairman Peter Roth to depart early 2021
Warner Bros. Television Group’s long-standing chairman Peter Roth is stepping down from the company early next…
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Warner Bros. TV signs overall deal with Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors
Warner Bros. Television Group has signed an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Black Lives Matter…
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HBO Max orders Bad Robot shows, incl ‘The Shining’ & ‘Justice League’ dramas
Soon-to-launch US streamer HBO Max has given the greenlight to three new one-hour dramas from…
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Warner Bros. replaces DramaFever SVOD chief with Time Inc. exec
Warner Bros. is replacing DramaFever boss Seung Bak with Time Inc. senior VP of digital…
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Warner Bros. UK production bosses step down
The bosses of Warner Bros.’ UK production group are exiting the business. Claire Hungate and…
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Warner Bros. to acquire Machinima outright
Warner Bros. Entertainment is taking full control of gaming-focused multichannel network Machinima. The Burbank-based studio…
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Rosenblum joins Disney in ‘major reorganisation’
Veteran executive Bruce Rosenblum has joined The Walt Disney Company as part of a “major…
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Warner Bros. creates OTT division
Warner Bros. has created a digital networks division that will house the Hollywood studio’s over-the-top…
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Degeneres, Warner debut digital network
American talkshow powerhouse Ellen DeGeneres has created a digital network and unveiled its debut slate….
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ABC in ‘unprecedented’ rights deal with Warner
US broadcaster ABC has signed what it describes as an “unprecedented” programme rights agreement with…
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Warner sells first Eyeworks format post-takeover
Warner Bros. has made its first deals for Eyeworks-developed formats following its takeover of the…
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Warner Bros. installs Register at helm of new digital division
Warner Bros. has appointed Sam Register to run a newly-created digital production unit. In the…
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Hulu names content boss
US online TV service Hulu has named Craig Erwich as head of content. Erwich, who…
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Mike Darnell lands top Warner Bros. unscripted role
Former Fox reality guru Mike Darnell has joined Warner Bros. in a wide-ranging role that…
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Ex-Warner Bros TV boss Rosenblum resurfaces at Legendary
Bruce Rosenblum, until last month the boss of Warner Bros’ TV activities, has become president…
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Schlesinger and Roth set to rise as Rosenblum exits Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Television Group president Bruce Rosenblum will reportedly leave the company, with international TV…
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Netflix snags Cartoon Network and Adult Swim toons
Netflix has secured a raft of grown-up and kids animated titles after inking a deal…