WarnerMedia

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WarnerMedia

WarnerMedia (formerly known as Time Warner and others) is a multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation. It made and distributes movies, music, books and other forms of entertainment. It owned Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema as filmed entertainment, HBO, TBS, CNN, TNT and Cartoon Network as several television networks and HBO Max as the official streaming service of Warner Bros. WarnerMedia merged with Discovery Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) on April 8, 2022

Quick Facts Trade name, Formerly ...
Warner Media, LLC
WarnerMedia
Formerly
  • Kinney National Company
    (1966–1972)
  • Warner Communications Inc.
    (1972–1990)
  • Time-Warner Inc.
    (1990–2001)
  • Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P.
    (1992–2001)
  • AOL Time Warner Inc.
    (2001–2003)
  • Time Warner Inc.
    (2003–2018)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Predecessors
FoundedJanuary 10, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-01-10)
Founders
  • Steve Ross
(Warner Communications)
DefunctApril 8, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-08)
FateSpun-off from AT&T and merged with Discovery, Inc.
SuccessorWarner Bros. Discovery
Headquarters30 Hudson Yards, ,
US
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Jason Kilar (CEO)
  • Andy Forssell (Head of operations, Direct)
  • Ann Sarnoff (Chairwoman and CEO, Studios and Networks; Chairwoman and CEO, Warner Bros.)
  • Michael Bass, Amy Entelis and Ken Jautz (CNN interim co-heads)
  • Gerhard Zeiler (CRO; Chairman, International)
  • Tony Goncalves (President, Commercial; CEO, Otter Media)
Brands
Revenue US$35.63 billion (2021)
US$7.24 billion (2021)
Number of employees
25,600 (2015) 
ParentAT&T (2018–2022)
Divisions
  • WarnerMedia Studios & Networks
  • WarnerMedia News & Sports
  • WarnerMedia Sales & Distribution
  • WarnerMedia Direct
  • WarnerMedia International
Websitewarnermedia.com
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