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WarnerMedia Kids APAC appoints Lim

WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head of content acquisitions and co-productions for its kids networks in Asia Pacific, which include POGO, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. She also advises on licensing content to fuel the growing slate of kids and family programming on the regional streaming service HBO GO in Southeast Asia. Limis […]

June 10, 2021

HBO Max ad-supported tier now available

HBO Max, the US streaming service, has launched its new advertising-supported subscription tier. HBO Max now provides consumers the option to choose between the existing ad-free subscription option at $14.99 (€12.27) per month, or one with ads for $9.99 per month. HBO Max is also offering new and returning subscribers the option to pre-pay and […]

June 3, 2021

‘Warner Bros. Discovery’ name for merged company

Multichannel programmer Discovery has revealed the new name of the proposed standalone global entertainment company that will emerge from the combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery assets as ‘Warner Bros. Discovery’. It suggests the Warner Bros. Discovery name will honour, celebrate and elevate the world’s most-storied creative studio in the world with the high quality, global […]

June 2, 2021

HBO Max launches in LatAm on June 29

HBO Max, the WarnerMedia SVoD platform, will launch in 39 territories in Latin America and the Caribbean starting June 29th, with a collection of curated titles from across WarnerMedia’s catalogue and slate of original series and movies, Max Originals, plus live sports in Brazil and Mexico later this year. “Our launch in Latin America and […]

May 27, 2021

Cartoon Network India sets airdate for new Bollywood original

Cartoon Network is set to entertain its fans in India with its latest action-comedy Dabangg – The Animated Series, starting May 31st, every day at 12pm. The series (104 HHs) stars the fearless super-cop Chulbul Pandey and is one of the first animated series to retain the original version of a popular Bollywood character rather […]

May 26, 2021

HBO Max confirms $9.99 AVoD

HBO Max announced at the 2021 WarnerMedia Upfront that it will debut its ad-supported subscription tier the first week of June, providing consumers choice between the existing ad-free version of HBO Max at $14.99 (€12.30) per month, or an ad-supported experience for $9.99 per month. HBO Max previewed new ad experiences coming to the platform […]

May 20, 2021

HBO Max, Cartoon Network order Batman: Caped Crusader

HBO Max and Cartoon Network have greenlit a straight to series order for Batman: Caped Crusader, an all-new animated series and reimagining of the Batman mythology through the lens of executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves and produced by Warner Bros Animation (WBA), Bad Robot Productions and 6th & Idaho. The news was announced […]

May 20, 2021

Ho joins WarnerMedia Kids APAC

WarnerMedia has appointed Christopher Ho as Senior Director of Kids Networks, overseeing Cartoon Network and Boomerang networks in Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. Responsibilities for this new role primarily include programming and multi-platform operations, as well as the content direction for the region’s channel brands. Also part of his remit are digital and […]

April 22, 2021

Cartoon Network Asia Pacific announces new originals

WarnerMedia’s Cartoon Network has announced three new originals, in various stages of development and production, featuring four animated icons. These include the development of a short-form Tom and Jerry pilot, which sees for the first time the classic cat-and-mouse duo transplanted to the of Asia-Pacific region. The production of Lamput Meets Tuzki, a special starring […]

April 20, 2021

Sky ‘Turn on the Subtitles’ literacy campaign

Sky, WarnerMedia and ViacomCBS Networks UK have partnered to improve the literacy skills of thousands of children across the UK and Ireland by turning on the subtitles of more than 500 of their most popular episodes of kids’ content. The new collection, in support of the Turn on the Subtitles campaign and available immediately to […]

March 8, 2021