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In 1987, the Great American Communications Group bought Hanna-Barbera, hiring 35 year-old David Kirschner as CEO and president of its new subsidiary.
Jul 7, 2023 · In 1991, Turner Broadcasting System outbid MCA and Hallmark Cards, Inc. to purchase Hanna-Barbera Studios and its library of content. Turner acquired Hanna-Barbera in an effort to stack the cards for his new Cartoon Network, the first television channel to air cartoons 24/7.
When Cartoon Network was formed in 1992, Hanna-Barbera supplied most of the cartoons. Hanna-Barbera was eventually absorbed by Warner Bros., but the cartoons remain available in syndication and on DVD.
TBS bought Hanna-Barbera to create new material and to use its back catalogue for their new Cartoon Network channel, which began broadcasting in 1992. TBS merged with Time Warner in 1996, with the Hanna-Barbera studios being absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation (see Warner Bros. Cartoons ) in 2001, following Hanna's death.
Dec 30, 1993 · Turner Broadcasting System Inc. has agreed to buy the Apollo Investment Fund's 50 percent stake in the Hanna-Barbera Inc. television production company for $255 million.
6 days ago · Hanna-Barbera had never been an independent studio, always having been a subsidiary of another company. In 1966, Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting (later known as Great American Broadcasting), until 1991 when it was bought by Turner Broadcasting System.
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This is a list of animated television series, made-for-television films, direct-to-video films, theatrical short subjects, and feature films produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (also known as H-B Enterprises, H-B Enterprise Production Company, and Hanna-Barbera Cartoons).
