Hanna-Barbera: Difference between revisions
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{{Infobox_Company | | {{Infobox_Company | | ||
company_name = Cartoon Network| | company_name = Cartoon Network| | ||
company_logo = [[File:Hanna-Barbera logo.png| | company_logo = [[File:Hanna-Barbera logo.png|340px]]| | ||
company_type = | company_type = Brand of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]| | ||
foundation = 1957| | foundation = July 7, 1957 (H-B Enterprises)<br />1959 (Hanna-Barbera Productions)<br />1992 (H-B Production Co.)<br />1993 (Hanna-Barbera Cartoons)<br />Absorbed into [[Warner Bros. Animation]] in 2001)| | ||
location = Atlanta, Georgia, USA| | location = Atlanta, Georgia, USA| | ||
key_people = [[ | key_people = [[William Hanna]], founder<br />[[Joeseph Barbera]], founder<br />[[George Sidney]], founder| | ||
num_employees = Not disclosed| | num_employees = Not disclosed| | ||
industry = Animation broadcasting| | industry = Animation broadcasting| | ||
products = Animation broadcasting| | products = Animation broadcasting| | ||
homepage = | homepage = N/A| | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Hanna-Barbera''' | '''Hanna-Barbera''' is a brand name owned by [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]. | ||
==H-B Enterprises== | ==H-B Enterprises== | ||
'''H-B Enterprises''' was founded by [[William Hanna]] | '''H-B Enterprises''' was founded by [[William Hanna]], [[Joeseph Barbera]], and [[George Sidney]] on July 7, [[1957]]. | ||
==Hanna-Barbera Productions== | ==Hanna-Barbera Productions== |
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Cartoon Network | |
Type | Brand of Warner Bros. Discovery |
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Founded | July 7, 1957 (H-B Enterprises) 1959 (Hanna-Barbera Productions) 1992 (H-B Production Co.) 1993 (Hanna-Barbera Cartoons) Absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001) |
Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Key people | William Hanna, founder Joeseph Barbera, founder George Sidney, founder |
Industry | Animation broadcasting |
Products | Animation broadcasting |
Number of people | Not disclosed |
Website | N/A |
Hanna-Barbera is a brand name owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
H-B Enterprises
H-B Enterprises was founded by William Hanna, Joeseph Barbera, and George Sidney on July 7, 1957.
Hanna-Barbera Productions
H-B Enterprises was incorporated as Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. in 1959.
Acquisition by Taft Broadcasting
Taft Broadcasting acquired Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1966 for $12 million USD.
Acquisition by Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System acquired Hanna-Barbera Productions and Ruby-Spears for $320 million USD in 1991. The intellectual properties owned by the two studios were used to launch Cartoon Network in 1992.
H-B Production Co.
In 1992, Hanna-Barbera Productions was renamed H-B Production Co. The name was changed again in 1993, this time to Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.
Absorption by Warner Bros. Animation
In 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner. Hanna-Barbera Productions was absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.
Afterward, Hanna-Barbera was used by Warner Bros. Discovery, the successor of Time Warner, as a brand name.