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 of the Warner Bros. Television Group division of Warner Bros. (both ultimately owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)). Since 2006, it is one of the two companies that serve as television production arms of The CW (in which WBD has a 12.5% ownership stake), alongside Paramount Global's subsidiary CBS Studios; it also serves as a television production arm of DC Comics and distribution arm of HBO, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. Warner Bros. Television Studios has also produced shows for other networks such as Blindspot and Found on NBC, Person of Interest on CBS, The Cleaning Lady on Fox and Abbott Elementary on ABC. It has also produced series for streaming services, including The Sandman on Netflix, Ted Lasso on Apple TV+, The Peripheral on Amazon Prime Video and Mrs. Davis on Peacock.

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]

  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?".