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As part of the continuous WarnerMedia restructuring, Warner Bros Television Group chairman Peter Roth is consolidating the studios scripted and unscripted television production operations. On the scripted side, Warner Bros Television and cable/streaming system Warner Horizon Scripted television are being combined into a brand-new scripted division led by Warner Bros Television presidents Susan Rovner and Brett Paul. The duo, who previously worked as Presidents of both Warner Bros TV and Warner Horizon Scripted TV, will continue overseeing all scripted programs, reporting to Roth.
The consolidation goes back Warner Bros television to its original structure before cable and unscripted fare was provided their own division with the 2006 launch of Warner Horizon.
Warner Bros Unscripted TV Division Consolidates Some Operations; Telepictures Donna Redier Linsk Exits
As part of the ongoing WarnerMedia restructuring, Warner Bros Television Group chairman Peter Roth is consolidating the studios scripted and unscripted tv production operations. On the scripted side, Warner Bros Television and cable/streaming system Warner Horizon Scripted Television are being merged into a new scripted division led by Warner Bros Television presidents Susan Rovner and Brett Paul. The duo, who previously served as Presidents of both Warner Bros Television and Warner Horizon Scripted TV, will continue supervising all scripted shows, reporting to Roth.
Overall, the present round of layoffs is expected to impact about 600 WarnerMedia workers, a significant part of them at Warner Bros Entertainment. The top-level exits today consist of Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, president, Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution; Ron Sanders, president, Worldwide Theatrical Distribution & & Home Entertainment and EVP International Business Operations; Kim Williams, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Warner Bros Entertainment; and Telepictures GM Donna Redier Linsk.
Succeeding White will be Leigh London Redman, who has been tapped to lead drama development, and will monitor the efforts of the newly combined drama group. She formerly acted as EVP Scripted Programming at Warner Horizon Television, a position that is being removed in the combination.
Continuing in their existing positions at Warner Bros Television and supervising newly combined teams are Adam Glick, EVP Business Affairs; Sue Palladino, EVP Production; and Jody Zucker, EVP Legal Affairs.
They sign up with Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, whose departures were announced Friday.
Clancy Collins White has risen to a newly developed position and will now have everyday oversight of all scripted program development for the brand-new Warner Bros Television, reporting to Rovner. She previously acted as EVP Drama Development at Warner Bros Television.
The combination is leading to layoffs as redundancy, mainly in backlot operations, such as organization affairs, legal, production and finance, are being combined.
Odetta Watkins, EVP Current Programming, Premium Cable and On-Demand/Streaming Series, and Maddy Horne, EVP Current Programming, Network Series, will continue in their respective roles and continue to manage all creative aspects of continuous scripted series produced by the studio.
Adrienne Turner will continue to run comedy development and will supervise the comedy team. She continues to serve as SVP & & Head of Comedy Development, Warner Bros Television.
