Warner Bros. Animation

Warner Bros. Animation Inc. (abbreviated as WBA) is an American animation studio and the main animation division and label of Warner Bros. owned by its Television Group division, the flagship television arm of Warner Bros. Discovery. It was established on March 15, 1980. As the successor to Warner Bros. Cartoons, which was active from 1933 to 1969, the studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. Warner Bros. re-established its animation division in 1980 to produce Looney Tunes–related works. Turner Broadcasting System merged with WBD predecessor Time Warner in 1996. and Turner's acquired studio, Hanna-Barbera, was absorbed into this studio in March 2001. Warner Bros. Animation has specialized in producing television and direct-to-video animation featuring characters from other properties owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, including Turner Entertainment Co. (which owns the rights to properties originally created by the MGM cartoon studio), Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears and DC Entertainment.