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After accidentally revealing the news to a handful of trade publications on earlier this week, Weigel Broadcasting and Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) formally announced the forthcoming launch of their classic cartoon television network MeTV Toons on Thursday.
The channel will debut in June on broadcast stations across the country and on free, ad-supported streaming television platforms, and will include dozens of classic animated series like “Tom & Jerry,” “The Flintstones,” “Johnny Quest” and “Scooby-Doo.”
MeTV Toons builds off a Saturday morning cartoon block that has aired on Weigel-owned MeTV for several years now, which consisted primarily of animated shows from Warner Bros. MeTV Toons will expand on this idea by incorporating other Warner Bros series into the mix, along with shows from Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony’s Columbia Pictures and others.
A teaser trailer published online Thursday offered insight into the shows that...
After accidentally revealing the news to a handful of trade publications on earlier this week, Weigel Broadcasting and Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) formally announced the forthcoming launch of their classic cartoon television network MeTV Toons on Thursday.
The channel will debut in June on broadcast stations across the country and on free, ad-supported streaming television platforms, and will include dozens of classic animated series like “Tom & Jerry,” “The Flintstones,” “Johnny Quest” and “Scooby-Doo.”
MeTV Toons builds off a Saturday morning cartoon block that has aired on Weigel-owned MeTV for several years now, which consisted primarily of animated shows from Warner Bros. MeTV Toons will expand on this idea by incorporating other Warner Bros series into the mix, along with shows from Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony’s Columbia Pictures and others.
A teaser trailer published online Thursday offered insight into the shows that...
- 5/2/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
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Weigel Broadcasting is developing a 24-hour classic cartoon channel that will feature retro animated series from Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd), The Desk has learned.
The channel, called MeTV Toons, is tentatively scheduled to launch in mid-June and will be distributed on free, ad-supported streaming television (Fast) platforms and over-the-air broadcast stations across the country.
MeTV Toons will serve as an extension of MeTV, Weigel’s flagship channel that has offered a Saturday morning cartoon block for several years. Programming for MeTV Toons will largely come from Wbd’s classic animation library, including shows under the Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera brands.
Other shows will be sourced from Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios, Terrytoons, Sony’s Columbia Pictures, Comcast’s Universal Studios and Jay Ward Productions, among others.
The development of the channel was made known through a press release that was sent to some entertainment trade publication early Wednesday morning,...
Weigel Broadcasting is developing a 24-hour classic cartoon channel that will feature retro animated series from Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd), The Desk has learned.
The channel, called MeTV Toons, is tentatively scheduled to launch in mid-June and will be distributed on free, ad-supported streaming television (Fast) platforms and over-the-air broadcast stations across the country.
MeTV Toons will serve as an extension of MeTV, Weigel’s flagship channel that has offered a Saturday morning cartoon block for several years. Programming for MeTV Toons will largely come from Wbd’s classic animation library, including shows under the Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera brands.
Other shows will be sourced from Paramount Pictures, MGM Studios, Terrytoons, Sony’s Columbia Pictures, Comcast’s Universal Studios and Jay Ward Productions, among others.
The development of the channel was made known through a press release that was sent to some entertainment trade publication early Wednesday morning,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” has been renewed for a third season by the Fox TV Stations and Hearst TV groups, giving it a go for fall 2024. Also on the daytime talker front, “The Drew Barrymore Show” has been renewed for Season 5 on CBS Stations.
The Hudson news was announced Friday by Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group; David Decker, President of Content Sales, Warner Bros. Discovery; and Frank Cicha, Executive Vice President of Programming for Fox Television Stations. Earlier this week, the Barrymore news was announced by Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” has averaged 4.4 million total P2+ weekly viewers in its second season, according to Warner Bros., and was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards in 2023 (including Outstanding Daytime Talk Series).
“There is nothing I love more than watching people come together in positivity...
The Hudson news was announced Friday by Channing Dungey, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Television Group; David Decker, President of Content Sales, Warner Bros. Discovery; and Frank Cicha, Executive Vice President of Programming for Fox Television Stations. Earlier this week, the Barrymore news was announced by Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” has averaged 4.4 million total P2+ weekly viewers in its second season, according to Warner Bros., and was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards in 2023 (including Outstanding Daytime Talk Series).
“There is nothing I love more than watching people come together in positivity...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jaden Thompson, Caroline Brew, Valerie Wu and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to distribute Westworld and other key shows via Fast channels has materialized.
Deals have been struck with Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels this year, bringing more than 2,000 hours of programs in total to each service.
Deadline had reported Wbd was likely to sell Westworld and other key titles to Fast channel providers in December, when it was pulled from HBO Max. That came amid a financial review of the HBO portfolio. Other shows, including The Nevers, Raised By Wolves and F-Boy Island were pulled at the same time, as Wbd CEO David Zaslav eyed new ways to monetize his catalog. Tubi noted The Nevers is included in its agreement.
Following the deals, Westworld, The Bachelor, Cake Boss, Say Yes to the Dress and F-Boy Island will all join The Roku Channel in the spring through Warner Bros-branded channels, while Fox Corp-owned Tubi...
Deals have been struck with Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels this year, bringing more than 2,000 hours of programs in total to each service.
Deadline had reported Wbd was likely to sell Westworld and other key titles to Fast channel providers in December, when it was pulled from HBO Max. That came amid a financial review of the HBO portfolio. Other shows, including The Nevers, Raised By Wolves and F-Boy Island were pulled at the same time, as Wbd CEO David Zaslav eyed new ways to monetize his catalog. Tubi noted The Nevers is included in its agreement.
Following the deals, Westworld, The Bachelor, Cake Boss, Say Yes to the Dress and F-Boy Island will all join The Roku Channel in the spring through Warner Bros-branded channels, while Fox Corp-owned Tubi...
- 1/31/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
When HBO and HBO Max canceled many of their shows and removed them from their streaming libraries, there were questions about whether they would see the light of day again.
Canceling projects is one thing, but making them unavailable to watch for the faithful fans who followed them isn't a good look.
According to Variety, deals have been closed to bring 2,000 hours of on-demand Warner Bros. Discovery movies and TV series to Roku Channel and Tubi.
Warner Bros. Discovery had hinted that these scrapped projects could materialize on third-party Fast channels.
Westworld, The Nevers, Raised by Wolves, FBoy Island, Legendary, Finding Magic Mike, Head of the Class, and The Time Traveler's Wife were among the shows purged from HBO Max.
The Nevers hadn't even finished its freshman season, with the second half having never been aired on HBO or HBO Max.
At this stage, there's no confirmation on whether the...
Canceling projects is one thing, but making them unavailable to watch for the faithful fans who followed them isn't a good look.
According to Variety, deals have been closed to bring 2,000 hours of on-demand Warner Bros. Discovery movies and TV series to Roku Channel and Tubi.
Warner Bros. Discovery had hinted that these scrapped projects could materialize on third-party Fast channels.
Westworld, The Nevers, Raised by Wolves, FBoy Island, Legendary, Finding Magic Mike, Head of the Class, and The Time Traveler's Wife were among the shows purged from HBO Max.
The Nevers hadn't even finished its freshman season, with the second half having never been aired on HBO or HBO Max.
At this stage, there's no confirmation on whether the...
- 1/31/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Roku is set to bring a big bucket of free, ad-supported content from Warner Bros. Discovery to the Roku Channel this spring.
Wbd’s new Fast channels on Roku will feature titles from across the media company’s portfolio, including “Westworld,” “The Bachelor,” “Cake Boss,” “Say Yes to the Dress” and “F-Boy Island.” In addition, Roku Channel will add about 2,000 hours of on-demand content featuring hundreds of Warner Bros. Discovery TV series and movies under the pact. The content will come from Wbd’s HBO, HBO Max, Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television and more.
Rob Holmes, vice president, programming, Roku: “As Fast continues to explode in popularity amongst cord-cutters, we’re seeing content players increasingly shift their focus towards capturing this audience, by bringing some of their best stuff to Fast. The rapid expansion of premium content on Fast is a win for...
Wbd’s new Fast channels on Roku will feature titles from across the media company’s portfolio, including “Westworld,” “The Bachelor,” “Cake Boss,” “Say Yes to the Dress” and “F-Boy Island.” In addition, Roku Channel will add about 2,000 hours of on-demand content featuring hundreds of Warner Bros. Discovery TV series and movies under the pact. The content will come from Wbd’s HBO, HBO Max, Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television and more.
Rob Holmes, vice president, programming, Roku: “As Fast continues to explode in popularity amongst cord-cutters, we’re seeing content players increasingly shift their focus towards capturing this audience, by bringing some of their best stuff to Fast. The rapid expansion of premium content on Fast is a win for...
- 1/31/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
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Warner Bros. Discovery has promoted David Decker to oversee content sales as the role’s existing executive, Jim Wuthrich, is set to step down at the end of the year, the company said on Thursday.
Decker will be responsible for the North American licensing and distribution of all Wbd-produced film, TV and digital content to third-party platforms. In his role as president of content sales, Decker will also lead direct-to-consumer digital and physical retail sales. He begins on Jan. 2 and will report up to Bruce Campbell, Wbd’s chief revenue and strategy officer.
The executive most recently served as Wbd’s evp content licensing, where he was involved with distribution deals that brought programming like The Jennifer Hudson Show to local U.S. TV stations, according to the company. Past positions have also included evp of business and legal affairs for Telepictures Productions,...
Warner Bros. Discovery has promoted David Decker to oversee content sales as the role’s existing executive, Jim Wuthrich, is set to step down at the end of the year, the company said on Thursday.
Decker will be responsible for the North American licensing and distribution of all Wbd-produced film, TV and digital content to third-party platforms. In his role as president of content sales, Decker will also lead direct-to-consumer digital and physical retail sales. He begins on Jan. 2 and will report up to Bruce Campbell, Wbd’s chief revenue and strategy officer.
The executive most recently served as Wbd’s evp content licensing, where he was involved with distribution deals that brought programming like The Jennifer Hudson Show to local U.S. TV stations, according to the company. Past positions have also included evp of business and legal affairs for Telepictures Productions,...
- 12/2/2022
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Decker will take on the role of president of content sales at Warner Bros. Discovery, effective January 2, 2023, replacing longtime executive Jim Wuthrich, who plans to retire from the company at the end of this year.
Decker will report to Bruce Campbell, the company’s chief revenue and strategy officer. Decker will b e tasked with supervising a division responsible for licensing and distributing all Wbd-produced film, television, animation, and digital content to all third-party platforms across North America, as well as direct-to-consumer digital and physical retail sales.
“Licensing our world-class content to premier partners is one of Warner Bros. Discovery’s strategic pillars and will be a key driver of our Company in the years ahead,” said Campbell in a prepared statement. “I’m excited to see David’s expertise and collaborative leadership style applied to the whole of our Content Distribution business.”
Decker, who has worked for Warner Bros. for 18 years,...
Decker will report to Bruce Campbell, the company’s chief revenue and strategy officer. Decker will b e tasked with supervising a division responsible for licensing and distributing all Wbd-produced film, television, animation, and digital content to all third-party platforms across North America, as well as direct-to-consumer digital and physical retail sales.
“Licensing our world-class content to premier partners is one of Warner Bros. Discovery’s strategic pillars and will be a key driver of our Company in the years ahead,” said Campbell in a prepared statement. “I’m excited to see David’s expertise and collaborative leadership style applied to the whole of our Content Distribution business.”
Decker, who has worked for Warner Bros. for 18 years,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
David Decker has been promoted to President, Content Sales for Warner Bros. Discovery effective Jan. 2, 2023. The promotion of Decker follows long-time Warner Bros. Content Sales President Jim Wuthrich’s decision to depart at the end of the year.
The appointment was made by Bruce Campbell, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, to whom Decker will report as he takes on oversight of the division responsible for licensing and distributing all Wbd-produced film, television, animation, and digital content to all third-party platforms across North America, as well as direct-to-consumer digital and physical retail sales.
Decker is an 18-year vet of Warner Bros, previously serving as EVP, Content Licensing and was responsible for the distribution strategy and licensing of Wbd content to third-party platforms and networks, brokering several landmark distribution deals including the The Jennifer Hudson Show to local television stations across the United States. He was named EVP, Cable & SVOD Sales,...
The appointment was made by Bruce Campbell, Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, to whom Decker will report as he takes on oversight of the division responsible for licensing and distributing all Wbd-produced film, television, animation, and digital content to all third-party platforms across North America, as well as direct-to-consumer digital and physical retail sales.
Decker is an 18-year vet of Warner Bros, previously serving as EVP, Content Licensing and was responsible for the distribution strategy and licensing of Wbd content to third-party platforms and networks, brokering several landmark distribution deals including the The Jennifer Hudson Show to local television stations across the United States. He was named EVP, Cable & SVOD Sales,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Roku is getting into the daytime talk show space — sort of. Starting December 1, the Roku Channel will stream full episodes of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” a Warner Bros. and Telepictures syndicated series, the day after they air on linear television. The deal makes Roku the exclusive streaming home to the Egot winner’s new talk series; all previously aired episodes of the show are now available to stream for free on The Roku Channel.
Hudson’s talk show, a mix of celebrity interviews, topical stories, community heroes, viral sensations, and yes, music, has been a pretty strong freshman performer. Among the six new syndicated strips in their first run, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is a close second to “Sherri,” averaging a 0.6 household rating versus Sherri Shepherd’s 0.7, according to Nielsen data. Shepherd, an alum of “The View,” basically took over for Wendy Williams last season and launched her own new show this fall.
Hudson’s talk show, a mix of celebrity interviews, topical stories, community heroes, viral sensations, and yes, music, has been a pretty strong freshman performer. Among the six new syndicated strips in their first run, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is a close second to “Sherri,” averaging a 0.6 household rating versus Sherri Shepherd’s 0.7, according to Nielsen data. Shepherd, an alum of “The View,” basically took over for Wendy Williams last season and launched her own new show this fall.
- 12/1/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
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