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As part of the continuous WarnerMedia restructuring, Warner Bros Television Group chairman Peter Roth is combining the studios scripted and unscripted television production operations. On the scripted side, Warner Bros Television and cable/streaming unit Warner Horizon Scripted TV are being combined into a new scripted department led by Warner Bros Television presidents Susan Rovner and Brett Paul. The duo, who formerly worked as Presidents of both Warner Bros TV and Warner Horizon Scripted television, will continue managing all scripted programs, reporting to Roth.
The combination reverts Warner Bros television to its original structure prior to cable television and unscripted fare was given their own department with the 2006 launch of Warner Horizon.
Warner Bros Unscripted Television Division Consolidates Some Operations; Telepictures Donna Redier Linsk Exits
Adrienne Turner will continue to run comedy development and will supervise the comedy group. She continues to function as SVP & & Head of Comedy Development, Warner Bros Television.
They sign up with Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly, whose departures were revealed Friday.
In general, the existing 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 include 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.
Prospering White will be Leigh London Redman, who has actually been tapped to lead drama development, and will supervise the efforts of the recently integrated drama group. She formerly acted as EVP Scripted Programming at Warner Horizon Television, a position that is being removed in the debt consolidation.
As part of the ongoing WarnerMedia restructuring, Warner Bros Television Group chairman Peter Roth is combining the studios scripted and unscripted tv production operations. On the scripted side, Warner Bros Television and cable/streaming unit Warner Horizon Scripted TV 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 managing all scripted shows, reporting to Roth.
Odetta Watkins, EVP Current Programming, Premium Cable and On-Demand/Streaming Series, and Maddy Horne, EVP Current Programming, Network Series, will continue in their particular roles and continue to manage all creative aspects of continuous scripted series produced by the studio.
Clancy Collins White has been raised to a recently produced position and will now have daily oversight of all scripted program advancement for the brand-new Warner Bros Television, reporting to Rovner. She previously acted as EVP Drama Development at Warner Bros Television.
Continuing in their existing positions at Warner Bros Television and managing newly integrated teams are Adam Glick, EVP Business Affairs; Sue Palladino, EVP Production; and Jody Zucker, EVP Legal Affairs.
The debt consolidation is leading to layoffs as redundancy, mostly in backlot operations, such as company affairs, legal, production and financing, are being combined.
