Warner Bros. TV to Eliminate 125 Jobs – 26% of the Division
thewrap.comshuttering of the company’s short-form division, Stage 13, and its Television Workshop for up-and-coming writers and directors.
While neither program was founded with the initiative of specifically supporting talent from underrepresented backgrounds, both eventually became a pipeline through which rising and diverse talent could break into the industry.Following the exit of longtime producer Brooke Karzen, who was most recently the EVP and head of Warner Horizon Unscripted Television, the unscripted division plans to combine some creative development and programming roles across Warner Horizon and Telepictures.As for television animation, there will continue to be three studios — Warner Bros.
Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe — run by Sam Register. However, all three departments are expected to undergo structural changes as a result of the layoffs.
The development and main production teams for Animation and Cartoon Network Studios will now be shared across the three divisions, which means there may be layoffs in these departments to eliminate redundancies.
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