INSTITUTION RESEARCH – WARNER BROTHERSTime Warner Inc. (formerly AOL Time Warner, stylized as TimeWarner) is an

American multinational media corporation headquartered in the Time Warner

Center in New York City. As of mid-2010, it was the world’s second largest media

and entertainment conglomerate in terms of revenue (behind The Walt Disney Company), as well as the world’s largest media conglomerate.

CEO: Kevin Tsujihara• Headquarters: Burbank, CA, United States of America• Founded: April 4, 1923, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States• Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture & More• Founders: Sam Warner, Albert Warner, Harry Warner, Jack Warner• Nominations: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Academy Award for Animated Short Film, Academy Award for Visual Effects, Academy Award for Sound Mixing, Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy, Razzie Award for Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Years, Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Comedy, Academy Award for Best Short Subject, One-reel, Teen Choice Award for Film – Choice Movie: Action Adventure, Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature, Razzie Award for Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie

Two formerly separate companies, Warner Communications Inc. and Time Inc. (along with the assets of a third company, Turner Broadcasting System Inc.), form the current Time Warner, with major

operations in film, television, and publishing.

Among its subsidiaries are:

New Line Cinema Time Inc. HBO Turner Broadcasting System

The CW Television Network TheWB.com Warner Bros. Kids’ WB Cartoon Network Boomerang Adult Swim CNN DC Comics Warner Bros. Animation

Cartoon Network Studios Hanna-Barbera Castle Rock Entertainment

Divisions:

Time Warner previously owned AOL, Time Warner Cable, and Warner Music Group, but these have all been spun off into independent companies. In

March 2013, it was announced that Time Inc. would be spun off as well,

completing Time Warner’s evolution into a pure-play global entertainment

company. The company’s cable news channel, CNN, later clarified that the Time

Inc. spin-off would happen at the end of 2013, though this has since been

delayed to early 2014. It was being reported that the planned spin-off of Time Inc.

from Time Warner will take place half-way through 2014 with the company’s

planned IPO being rumored to happen in late 2014.

HBO

In 2012 HBO was the #1 premium pay television service in primetime television

and total day ratings. In 2013 the network received five Golden Globe as well as

23 primetime Emmy Awards in 2013.

HBO’s programming includes the airing of feature films, HBO Documentary

Films, HBO original films, and HBO original programming, including original

series like Game of Thrones and the Sopranos, HBO Sports (live HBO Boxing

events). The network has developed content distribution platforms, like HBO GO

and Max GO to help support and deliver programming to users via online and

mobile devices. HBO and Cinemax are currently available in over 70 countries

around the world and HBO programming is licensed to other television networks

in over 150 countries.

HBO’s original programming includes Game of Thrones, True Blood, Boardwalk

Empire, Entourage, Girls and VEEP, as well as motion pictures, mini-series,

boxing matches and sports programs, comedy specials, family programming and

documentaries. In 2011, Cinemax launched its first original primetime series,

Strike Back, and has subsequently launched the original primetime series,

Hunted and Banshee.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (Turner) operates international news,

entertainment, animation, young adult and kids media networks as well as

related businesses. Turner brands include CNN, HLN, TNT, TBS, The Legal Talk Network,Cartoon Network,Turner Classic Movies, truTV, Turner Sports, The Legal Forum Radio Show, Atlanta Medical Journal and more. Turner’s brands and sub brands

reach broad domestic and international audiences. In addition to television

network programming, Turner manages digital sports entities, including

bleacherreport.com NBA.com, PGA.com and NCAA.com. Turner’s TBS channel

reaches large audiences in the 18- to 34-year-old bracket and its news

network, CNN, provides a 24-hour news network that delivers news and analysis

to domestic and international audiences across multiple platforms. Turner Sports produces sports programming and content for the Turner Networks and

related digital properties. Turner Sports’ television line-up includes NBA and MLB

games, the NCAA Tournament Games, NASCAR races and professional golf

tournaments. Turner operates PGA.com and related digital properties of the PGA

under agreements with the PGA. Turner and the NBAjointly manage a portfolio

of the NBA’s digital businesses, including NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA League Pass,

NBA Mobile and the NBA GameTime app.

Warner Bros.Warner Bros. businesses range from feature film and TV to home entertainment

production and worldwide distribution to home video, digital distribution,

animation, comic books, licensing and international cinemas and broadcasting. In

2012 the Warner Bros. Pictures Group grossed 4.3 billion dollars at the

worldwide box office. Home Video is the industry leader with a 21% market share

in total DVD and Blu-ray sales.

Warner Bros Home Entertainment works across platforms and outlets in the

digital realm with video-on-demand, branded channels, original content, anti-

piracy technology and broadband & wireless destinations. Each year Warner

Bros Pictures produces between 18 and 22 films. Warner Bros has produced

more than 50 television series in the 2012-2013 television season. Warner Bros

has also incorporated DC Comics content into Warner Bros. Entertainment via

the creation of the DC Entertainment division, which was founded in

2009. DC Entertainment, which is wholly owned by the Company, is

responsible for bringing the stories and characters from the DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD Magazine publishing portfolios into other

Warner Bros. content and distribution businesses, including feature films,

television programming, videogames, direct-to-consumer platforms and

consumer products. The DC Comics imprint, home to such iconic characters as

Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, has launched digital

versions of its top comic book and graphic novel titles, making them available for

download on digital platforms.

Time Inc.TIME Inc. is one of the largest branded media companies in the world. The

company holds a portfolio of 96 titles, which include some of the world’s most

popular magazines. Each month the TIME Inc. brands have a distribution of more

than 138 million US customers via print, online and mobile devices. Popular

TIME Inc. brands include TIME,PEOPLE, Sports Illustrated, InStyle, Real Simple and more. It is estimated that digitally

TIME Inc. brands reach approximately 40 million users internationally each

month, making it one of the top 20 largest media companies online. 21 of the

TIME Inc. brands have been launched in tablet version. TIME Inc. brands have

received numerous awards and honors throughout the years. In 2012, TIME was

named “Magazine of the Year” at the American Society of Magazine Editors’

annual National Magazine Awards. Other honors include TIME winning

Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International and the World

Press Photo Award for Spot News in 2011 and People magazine being

acknowledged by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute for raising

awareness of adoption through its features.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Founded: April 4, 1923

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. is a global leader in all forms of

entertainment and their related businesses across all current and emerging

media and platforms. A Time Warner Company, the fully integrated, broad-based

Studio is home to one of the most successful collections of brands in the world

and stands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry from

feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide

distribution to DVD and Blu-ray, digital distribution, animation, comic books, video

games, product and brand licensing, and broadcasting.

Warner Bros. is one of the most creative, flexible, innovative, diverse and global

entertainment companies in business today and one that knows how to seize

opportunities–particularly for growth through new and emerging technologies

while maintaining a leadership position in each area of its established

businesses.

Warner Bros. Studios began when four brothers, Albert, Sam, Harry and Jack L.

Warner, incorporated their fledgling movie company on April 4, 1923. In 1927,

the release of the world’s first synchronized-sound feature film The Jazz Singer

set a character and tone of innovation and influence that would become

synonymous with the name Warner Bros.

Since those early days, Warner Bros. Studios has amassed an impressive legacy

based on world-class quality entertainment and technological foresight while

creating a diversified entertainment company with an unparalleled depth and

breadth. The company’s consistency and success are built on a foundation of

stable management throughout its history, long-term creative relationships with

many of the world’s leading stars and producers and an unwavering dedication to

excellence.

Today, the vast Warner Bros. library, one of the most prestigious and valuable in

the world, consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming, including nearly

6,500 feature films and 3,000 television programs comprised of tens of

thousands of individual episodes.

In 2013, the Studio enjoyed record-breaking success across all businesses,

including the most successful theatrical year in company history. Warner Bros.

Pictures grossed an industry-leading $5.038 billion in global box office ($1.893

billion domestic, $3.145 international) to take the number one positions in

domestic, international and worldwide box office. The year marked the first time

the Studio surpassed the $5 billion mark and only the second time that feat has

been achieved by any studio in Hollywood. Both the domestic and international

divisions crossed the billion-dollar mark for the 13th consecutive year, and the

Pictures Group exceeded $4 billion globally for the fifth consecutive year, both

milestones no other studio has ever achieved. For the 13th consecutive year,

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment was, once again, the industry’s leader, with

17.9 percent market share, and was number one in the DVD and Blu-ray,

electronic sell-through, catalog, television and family categories. Warner Bros.

Television Groups’ WBTV, Warner Horizon Television, Telepictures Productions

and Warner Bros. Animation continued to produce television’s most popular and

successful series for the broadcast, cable, pay and digital marketplaces,

producing more than 60 series in the 2013-14 season. WBTVG and Warner

Bros. Home Entertainment continued to be category leaders, working across all

platforms and outlets, and remaining trendsetters in the digital realm with video-

on-demand (transactional and ad-supported), branded channels, original content,

apps, anti-piracy technology and broadband and wireless destinations.

Warner Bros. Pictures

Founded: April 4, 1923

WARNER BROS. PICTURES has been at the forefront of the motion picture

industry since its inception and continues to be a leading creative force in the

industry.

Warner Bros. Pictures produces and distributes a wide-ranging slate of some 18-

22 films each year, employing a business paradigm that mitigates risk while

maximizing productivity and capital. Warner Bros. Pictures either fully finances or

co-finances the films it produces and maintains worldwide distribution rights. It

also monetizes its distribution and marketing operations by distributing films that

are totally financed and produced by others. Current multi-faceted co-financing

joint ventures include those with Village Roadshow Pictures, Castle Rock

Entertainment and RatPac-Dune Entertainment. Warner Bros. Pictures also has

a distribution, co-financing deal with Alcon Entertainment.

In 2013, Warner Bros. Pictures enjoyed the most successful theatrical year in

company history, grossing an industry-leading $5.038 billion in global box office

($1.893 billion domestic, $3.145 international) to take the number one positions

in domestic, international and worldwide box office. The year marked the first

time the Studio surpassed the $5 billion mark and only the second time that feat

has been achieved by any studio in Hollywood. Both the domestic and

international divisions crossed the billion-dollar mark for the 13th consecutive

year, and the Pictures Group exceeded $4 billion globally for the fifth consecutive

year, both milestones no other studio has ever achieved.

Among the films on Warner Bros. Pictures’ 2014 slate are The LEGO Movie,300:

Rise of an Empire, Edge of Tomorrow, Jupiter Ascending, The Judge, Horrible

Bosses 2 (New Line Cinema) and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (NLC).

WARNER BROS. PICTURES DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION is responsible for

setting the release schedule and all exhibition operations to more than 39,000

screens in North America. Through its non-theatrical sales operation, it

distributes to non-theatrical markets including airlines, cruise ships, the Armed

Forces, the Veterans Administration, colleges, hospitals and other smaller

markets.

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