Warner Bros. Discovery Networks

Warner Bros. Discovery Networks U.S.
Formerly	WarnerMedia Entertainment (2019–2020); WarnerMedia Studios & Networks (2020–2022)
Company type	Division
Industry	Media; Entertainment;
Predecessors	Discovery Networks U.S. (1996–2022); Turner Broadcasting System; Scripps Networks Interactive
Founded	2019; 5 years ago (original); 2022; 2 years ago (Merger with Discovery Networks U.S.)
Headquarters	New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served	United States
Key people	Kathleen Finch (Chairwoman and CCO)
Services	Broadcasting; Television;
Parent	Warner Bros. Discovery
Website	wbd.com

Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, formerly known as WarnerMedia Entertainment and WarnerMedia Studios & Networks,^[1] is an American mass media division of Warner Bros. Discovery that oversees the operations of many of its television channels and assets owned and operated in the United States. Its related international division is Warner Bros. Discovery International.

History

Discovery Networks U.S.

Discovery U.S. Networks logo

In October 1996, Discovery Networks after the launch of several networks, that include Animal Planet, and the digital cable channels Discovery Kids, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Civilization, and Science Channel, with two years later being followed by the 1997 purchase of a 70% stake in Travel Channel, and the 1998 launches of Discovery en Español, Discovery Wings, and Discovery Health Channel.^[2]^[3]^[4]

On July 31, 2017, Discovery announced it would acquire Scripps Networks Interactive, owner of networks such as Food Network, HGTV, and DIY Network, for $14.6 billion, with Discovery's brands being reorganized under different executives chief brand officers: SNI's chief programmer Kathleen Finch became chief brand officer of Lifestyle, overseeing TLC, the six former Scripps channels, and Discovery's other lifestyle networks, with Rich Ross, who formerly served as group president of Discovery and Science, stepping down, and being replaced by TLC president Nancy Daniels as chief brand officer of Discovery & Factual.^[5]^[6]

WarnerMedia Studios & Networks

On March 4, 2019, AT&T would reorganize its broadcasting assets to effectively dissolve Turner Broadcasting System withs its assets moving to the newly created WarnerMedia Entertainment with the unit consisting of HBO, TBS, TNT, TruTV, and an upcoming direct-to-consumer video service with Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, and Turner Classic Movies would be moved under Warner Bros. Entertainment via the new "Global Kids & Young Adults" business unit.^[7]^[8]

On August 10, 2020, the WarnerMedia Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment television assets were merged to form WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Group with several of its units being reaorginazed in a major corporate revamp that resulted in TBS, TNT and TruTV being brought back under the same umbrella as Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Boomerang and TCM with Casey Bloys—who was with WarnerMedia since 2004 (as director of development at HBO Independent Productions), being elevated to President of Programming at HBO and Cinemax in May 2016—added oversight of WarnerMedia's basic cable networks and HBO Max to his purview.^[9]^[10]

Merger as Warner Bros. Discovery Networks

On May 17, 2021, three years after the acquisition, AT&T decided to sell its ownership of WarnerMedia in a merger with Discovery, Inc. to form a new publicly traded company, Warner Bros. Discovery. On April 8, 2022, WarnerMedia was divested by AT&T and merged with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). All linear networks owned by the company, besides CNN, Turner Sports, HBO, and Magnolia Network, being overseen by Kathleen Finch as head of Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Channels list

Current channels


Category	Name	Launch
Entertainment Group
Turner Broadcasting System	TBS	September 1, 1967
	TNT	October 3, 1988
	TruTV	July 1, 1991
	Turner Classic Movies	April 14, 1994
Discovery, Inc.	Discovery Channel	June 17, 1985
	Discovery en Español	1998
	Animal Planet	April 1, 1994
	Oprah Winfrey Network	January 1, 2011
Scripps Networks Interactive	Travel Channel	February 8, 1987
Factual & Lifestyle Group
Discovery, Inc.	American Heroes Channel	July 15, 1998
	Destination America	October 7, 1996
	Discovery Life	February 1, 2011
	Investigation Discovery	October 7, 1996
	TLC	October 1980
	Science Channel	October 7, 1996
Scripps Networks Interactive	HGTV	December 30, 1994
	Hogar de HGTV	June 30, 2020
	Food Network	November 23, 1993
	Cooking Channel	August 21, 2002
Kids & Family Group (The Cartoon Network, Inc.)
Turner Broadcasting System	Cartoon Network Cartoonito Adult Swim	October 1, 1992
Turner Broadcasting System	Boomerang	April 1, 2000
Discovery, Inc.	Discovery Family	October 7, 1996
Discovery, Inc.	Discovery Familia	November 1, 2007