Following Tuesday’s news of layoffs and restructurings within Warner Bros. Television Group, many animation fans and creators have taken to social media to express worry about the state of Cartoon Network Studios within the company — which sources from Warner Bros. maintain is unfounded.
The layoffs, announced on Tuesday, heavily affected the animation division of the company. As laid out in a memo sent by Television Group chief Channing Dungey, the three studios the animation division consists of — Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe — will remain intact. While Hanna-Barbera will operate independently due to geographical distance, Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation will merge their development and production teams. Announced on Thursday, Cartoon Network execs Tricia Melton and Jill King are the latest to go as part of the merger.
Audrey Diehl will oversee the combined kids and family series, Peter Girardi will lead the combined adult animation development,...
The layoffs, announced on Tuesday, heavily affected the animation division of the company. As laid out in a memo sent by Television Group chief Channing Dungey, the three studios the animation division consists of — Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe — will remain intact. While Hanna-Barbera will operate independently due to geographical distance, Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros. Animation will merge their development and production teams. Announced on Thursday, Cartoon Network execs Tricia Melton and Jill King are the latest to go as part of the merger.
Audrey Diehl will oversee the combined kids and family series, Peter Girardi will lead the combined adult animation development,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Two key marketing executives in the kids, young adults and classics division of Warner Bros. Discovery are the latest to depart the recently merged company, Marketing Chief Tricia Melton and Senior VP at Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Jill King, according to multiple reports. They’ll be gone by the end of the year.
“We are grateful for Tricia and Jill’s contributions to the legacy Kyac businesses and their leadership across these teams,” U.S. networks marketing chief Karen Bronzo wrote in a memo to staffers on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Both Tricia and Jill will be here through the rest of the year, working with me as we realign the teams through this transitional period. I plan to announce the new marketing leadership structure for these networks prior to their departures.”
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“We are grateful for Tricia and Jill’s contributions to the legacy Kyac businesses and their leadership across these teams,” U.S. networks marketing chief Karen Bronzo wrote in a memo to staffers on Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Both Tricia and Jill will be here through the rest of the year, working with me as we realign the teams through this transitional period. I plan to announce the new marketing leadership structure for these networks prior to their departures.”
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- 10/13/2022
- by Eileen AJ Connelly
- The Wrap
Tricia Melton, Chief Marketing Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, and company veteran Jill King, SVP, Marketing and Partnerships, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, will be leaving at the end of the year; the latest senior executives to depart Warner Bros. Discovery following the completion of the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger. News of the duo’s exit comes during a week that brought upon a new round of layoffs across Wbd.
Discovery’s Karen Bronzo, who took over a combined post-merger media operation as Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Networks, is expected to announce a new marketing leadership structure for the affected networks by end of year.
Melton was tapped for the Warner Bros. role in 2020 by then-President of Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics Tom Ascheim, whom she followed there from Freeform. Ascheim exited in May.
During her tenure, Melton spearheaded the rebrand of...
Discovery’s Karen Bronzo, who took over a combined post-merger media operation as Chief Marketing Officer, U.S. Networks, is expected to announce a new marketing leadership structure for the affected networks by end of year.
Melton was tapped for the Warner Bros. role in 2020 by then-President of Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics Tom Ascheim, whom she followed there from Freeform. Ascheim exited in May.
During her tenure, Melton spearheaded the rebrand of...
- 10/13/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics chief marketing officer Tricia Melton is departing the company, along with Cartoon Network and Adult Swim senior VP of marketing and partnerships Jill King. Their exits rep the latest high-profile departures at the conglom as it continues to cut costs and downsize following the April acquisition of Warner Bros. by Discovery.
Melton’s and King’s exits come just days after Warner Bros. TV Group’s animation division was hit hard by cuts — including the merger of development and main production teams for Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Both shingles remain, but with a smaller, merged headcount.
Tuesday’s Warner Bros. TV Group cuts impacted 82 staffers; in August, Wbd eliminated 70 jobs at HBO/HBO Max, and in September, 100 employees were let go as part of the downsizing of the company’s ad sales departments. The company is in the...
Melton’s and King’s exits come just days after Warner Bros. TV Group’s animation division was hit hard by cuts — including the merger of development and main production teams for Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Both shingles remain, but with a smaller, merged headcount.
Tuesday’s Warner Bros. TV Group cuts impacted 82 staffers; in August, Wbd eliminated 70 jobs at HBO/HBO Max, and in September, 100 employees were let go as part of the downsizing of the company’s ad sales departments. The company is in the...
- 10/13/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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Karen Bronzo is making changes in the kids, young adults and classics division of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Two key executives, marketing chief Tricia Melton and senior vp marketing and partnerships at Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Jill King, are leaving the newly merged company at year’s end as Bronzo appears poised to further consolidate those operations within the newly merged conglomerate.
“We are grateful for Tricia and Jill’s contributions to the legacy Kyac businesses and their leadership across these teams,” U.S. networks marketing chief Bronzo wrote in a memo to staffers early Tuesday. “Both Tricia and Jill will be here through the rest of the year, working with me as we realign the teams through this transitional period. I plan to announce the new marketing leadership structure for these networks prior to their departures.”
Melton has been with the company...
Karen Bronzo is making changes in the kids, young adults and classics division of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Two key executives, marketing chief Tricia Melton and senior vp marketing and partnerships at Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Jill King, are leaving the newly merged company at year’s end as Bronzo appears poised to further consolidate those operations within the newly merged conglomerate.
“We are grateful for Tricia and Jill’s contributions to the legacy Kyac businesses and their leadership across these teams,” U.S. networks marketing chief Bronzo wrote in a memo to staffers early Tuesday. “Both Tricia and Jill will be here through the rest of the year, working with me as we realign the teams through this transitional period. I plan to announce the new marketing leadership structure for these networks prior to their departures.”
Melton has been with the company...
- 10/13/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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