Editing Warner Bros. (section)

==== AT&T subsidiary ====
In June 2018, Warner Bros. parent company Time Warner was acquired by U.S. telecom company [[AT&T]], and renamed WarnerMedia, the former Time Inc. properties having been sold off to new owners.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stelter |first=Brian |date=June 15, 2018 |title=Time Warner's new name: WarnerMedia |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/15/media/warnermedia-john-stankey-announcements/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215081726/https://money.cnn.com/2018/06/15/media/warnermedia-john-stankey-announcements/index.html |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |access-date=March 8, 2019 |website=CNN Money}}</ref> On October 16, 2018, WarnerMedia shut down [[DramaFever]], affecting 20% of Warner Bros.' digital networks staff.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Matt |date=October 16, 2018 |title=WarnerMedia Shuts Down DramaFever Streaming Service |url=https://www.thewrap.com/warner-media-shuts-down-dramafever-streaming-service/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016235357/https://www.thewrap.com/warner-media-shuts-down-dramafever-streaming-service/ |archive-date=October 16, 2018 |access-date=October 16, 2018}}</ref>

On March 4, 2019, WarnerMedia announced a planned reorganization that would break-up the [[Turner Broadcasting System]] by moving [[Cartoon Network]], [[Adult Swim]], [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]], their respective production studios ([[Cartoon Network Studios]] and [[Williams Street]]), as well as [[Turner Classic Movies]] and [[Otter Media]], directly under Warner Bros. (Turner's remaining television services and joint ventures would be divided into WarnerMedia Entertainment and WarnerMedia News & Sports respectively). Aside from Otter Media, these assets operate under a newly formed Global Kids & Young Adults division,<ref name="cnbc-reorganization">{{Cite news |last=Feiner |first=Lauren |date=March 4, 2019 |title=WarnerMedia reorganizes its leadership team after AT&T acquisition |publisher=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html |url-status=live |access-date=March 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304182211/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/04/warnermedia-reorganizes-its-leadership-team-after-att-acquisition.html |archive-date=March 4, 2019}}</ref> renamed on April 7, 2020, to [[Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 7, 2020 |title=Tom Ascheim Joins Warner Bros As President of Global Kids, Young Adults And Classics |url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/tom-ascheim-warner-bros-president-of-global-kids-young-adults-and-classics-1202902994/ |access-date=April 10, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410164959/https://deadline.com/2020/04/tom-ascheim-warner-bros-president-of-global-kids-young-adults-and-classics-1202902994/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 31, 2019, Otter Media was transferred from Warner Bros. to WarnerMedia Entertainment to oversee the development of [[HBO Max]], a new streaming service that would feature content from [[HBO]] and WarnerMedia brands.<ref name="vty0">{{Cite news |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=May 31, 2019 |title=WarnerMedia Reorg Gives Otter Media's Tony Goncalves Oversight of Streaming Service Development |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/warnermedia-streaming-unit-otter-media-tony-goncalves-1203230363/ |access-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-date=July 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710012811/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/warnermedia-streaming-unit-otter-media-tony-goncalves-1203230363/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tom Ascheim]] resigned as president of cable network [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] to become the president of the Global Kids, Young Adults, and Classics division on July 1, 2020, until May 11, 2022, when [[Michael Ouweleen]] took over as the current president of [[The Cartoon Network, Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Low |first1=Elaine |last2=Otterson |first2=Joe |date=April 7, 2020 |title=Freeform Boss Tom Ascheim Moves to Warner Bros. |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/tom-ascheim-to-depart-as-president-of-freeform-1234573597/ |access-date=April 24, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422092117/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/tom-ascheim-to-depart-as-president-of-freeform-1234573597/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Warner Bros. (2019) logo.svg|thumb|The 2019 Warner Bros. shield logo by [[Pentagram (design firm)|Pentagram]], which is used from 2019 to 2023]]
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On November 13, 2019, Warner Bros. unveiled an updated iteration of its shield logo by [[Pentagram (design firm)|Pentagram]] in anticipation of the company's upcoming centennial, which features a streamlined appearance designed to make it better-suited for multi-platform usage and iterations. The company also commissioned a new corporate [[typeface]] that is modeled upon the "WB" lettering.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Lilly |date=November 13, 2019 |title=Warner Bros.' new brand is a glimpse at the future of entertainment |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90429745/warner-brotherss-new-logo-and-brand-are-a-glimpse-at-the-future-of-entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203001425/https://www.fastcompany.com/90429745/warner-brotherss-new-logo-and-brand-are-a-glimpse-at-the-future-of-entertainment |archive-date=December 3, 2019 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |website=Fast Company |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 13, 2019 |title=Warner Bros Refreshes Logo As Studio's 2023 Centennial Approaches |url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/warner-bros-refreshes-logo-as-studios-2023-centennial-approaches-1202785156/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114194819/https://deadline.com/2019/11/warner-bros-refreshes-logo-as-studios-2023-centennial-approaches-1202785156/ |archive-date=November 14, 2019 |access-date=November 15, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

Warner Bros. and HBO Max announced the Warner Max film label on February 5, 2020, which was to produce eight-to-ten mid-budget movies per year for the streaming service starting in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=February 5, 2020 |title=Warner Bros., HBO Max Set New Film Division for Streaming Service |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/warner-bros-hbo-max-set-new-film-division-for-streaming-service-1203494178/ |access-date=February 5, 2020 |archive-date=February 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205213015/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/warner-bros-hbo-max-set-new-film-division-for-streaming-service-1203494178/ |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the label was ultimately discontinued in October 2020 as part of a consolidation of the Warner Bros. Pictures group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2020 |title=Warner Max Restructures as WarnerMedia Consolidates Film Production |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-max-shutting-down-as-warnermedia-reorganizes-film-production |access-date=January 29, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203021149/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-max-shutting-down-as-warnermedia-reorganizes-film-production |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=October 23, 2020 |title=WarnerMedia Film Group Streamline: HBO Max's Jessie Henderson To Exit, While Nikki Ramey Moves To New Line & WB |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/warnermedia-movie-exec-streamlining-jessie-henderson-exit-nikki-ramey-new-line-wb-1234602566/ |access-date=January 29, 2021 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220034855/https://deadline.com/2020/10/warnermedia-movie-exec-streamlining-jessie-henderson-exit-nikki-ramey-new-line-wb-1234602566/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Donnelly |first=Matt |date=October 23, 2020 |title=HBO Max Film Shake-Up: Toby Emmerich Consolidates Power, Two Executives Depart |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hbo-max-film-shakeup-toby-emmerich-warnermedia-1234814287/ |access-date=January 29, 2021 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220033412/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/hbo-max-film-shakeup-toby-emmerich-warnermedia-1234814287/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2022, [[Village Roadshow Pictures]], a co-financier of ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]'', began a lawsuit against Warner Bros. over the hybrid release of the sci-fi sequel. Like all of Warner Bros.' 2021 films, the fourth ''Matrix'' film was given a [[simultaneous release]] on both HBO Max and in theaters due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. According to a complaint filed by Village Roadshow, the decision ruined any December box office hopes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Warner Bros sued over 'abysmal' Matrix Resurrections release |page=1 |work=The Guardian News |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/07/warner-bros-sued-over-abysmal-matrix-resurrections-release |access-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208003108/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/07/warner-bros-sued-over-abysmal-matrix-resurrections-release |url-status=live}}</ref> In May of that same year, Village Roadshow agreed to arbitration with Warner Bros. over the release of ''The Matrix Resurrections''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |last2=Hayes |first2=Dade |date=May 27, 2022 |title=Village Roadshow Agrees To Arbitration With Warner Bros. In 'Matrix' Streaming Strategy Lawsuit – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/warner-bros-slapped-by-village-roadshow-suit-matrix-streaming-1234927842/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Deadline |archive-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611025735/https://deadline.com/2022/05/warner-bros-slapped-by-village-roadshow-suit-matrix-streaming-1234927842/ |url-status=live}}</ref>