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Post by wileyk209 on Sept 23, 2021 6:51:23 GMT -5
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Post by wileyk209 on Dec 15, 2021 13:53:08 GMT -5
Also, I REALLY doubt Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe will be involved with any Scooby-Doo stuff, as while Warner Bros. Animation used a Hanna-Barbera logo (based off the 1974-79 "Rainbow H-B" logo) on the Jetsons/WWE crossover direct-to-video movie, the "Wacky Races" reboot and "Yabba-Dabba-Dinosaurs," most of the Scooby-Doo movies and shows produced since 2010 just use the WB Animation logos. Generally, Warner seems to not consider Scooby-Doo part of the Hanna-Barbera family, even if some of the newer stuff references other H-B properties And guess what? "Jellystone" on HBO Max doesn't use that throwback Hanna-Barbera logo either! (It just has the WB Animation logo at the end.) I guess WB Animation retired it, what with launching Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, and they don't want to cause any confusion.
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Post by mattpricetime on Dec 27, 2021 14:22:38 GMT -5
To be honest, I expect branding to be a mess for the next several years until the Discovery merger ends and they confirm or change the previous end game on the animation studios. The Rick and Morty Season 5 home releases open up with both the Cartoon Network and Adult Swim logos.
Which, I think they'd be stupid to change. It's gonna take some time, that's pretty much the best thing done in the AT&T era, taking a wrecking ball to annoying internal rivalries.
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Post by dizagaox on Aug 1, 2022 17:30:37 GMT -5
They must be planning some HB revivals, otherwise why? Rebranding when you only have one noteworthy project (The Amazing Gumball movie) in the pipeline makes no sense. The revivals were The Powerpuff Girls and Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends.
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Post by dizagaox on Aug 1, 2022 17:35:09 GMT -5
Since starting this thread, I've spoken to a former colleague that now works for Cartoon Network. They wanted to step away from the CN branding because not all the projects they work on are for Cartoon Network. The new branding allows more flexibility on the content they create and where it may end up, including competitors in some markets. I've asked if they're involved in Velma for HBO Max, and I should hopefully get an answer tomorrow. The dream project is still Season 3 of Mystery Incorporated. As I’ve been asked and have checked, Mystery Incorporated Season 3 hasn’t been greenlit in any capacity. But it is in some sort of early stages of conversation, just emails basically at this stage.
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Post by dizagaox on Aug 22, 2022 23:22:10 GMT -5
Some clarity from a few friends at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
Cartoon Network Studios Europe rebranded so that they could produce content for non-WarnerMedia streamers and channels, specifically Disney+ and Netflix, without those outlets being concerned they were promoting a rival (in this case, Cartoon Network). The studio went with Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe because the brand isn’t specifically tied to then-WarnerMedia, now-Warner Bros. Discovery, but is a household name.
The new Amazing Gumball movie and series were picked up by HBO Max and Cartoon Network in the US, but that was only for the US market. Internationally the show is a free for all, and even Cartoon Network has to bid for the show internationally, despite it being produced by a direct sister company. So the Amazing Gumball movie and the series being ditched by HBO Max isn’t as big a deal, because it’s only an acquired series to them and not being financed by HBO Max.
Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe has been approached by both Disney+ and Apple for a blanket global output deal. It means their upcoming slate would be exclusively premiering and streaming there, before the right eventually revert back to Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe to resell elsewhere, including their own sister companies and cable.
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Post by dizagaox on Oct 16, 2022 8:06:46 GMT -5
Disney+ passed on Amazing Gumball.
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Post by wileyk209 on Mar 10, 2023 20:05:39 GMT -5
H-B Studios Europe now has an animated on-screen logo! Despite the graphic visually having traits of the 1968 and 1974 Hanna-Barbera logos, it animates like the 1979-92 H-B "Swirling Star" logo! I thought that was pretty cool, because that "Swirling Star" I recognized as a Hanna-Barbera trademark when watching older H-B programming on Cartoon Network as a kid in the 1990s.
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