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Superman: Red Son and Batman: Black and White Motion Comics, which incorporate various animation features
into comic book artwork.
Warner Bros. Television Group (“WBTVG”) is one of the world’s leading suppliers of television programming,
distributing programming in the U.S. as well as in more than 200 international territories and in more than
45 languages. WBTVG both develops and produces new television series, made-for-television movies, reality-
based entertainment shows and animation programs and also licenses programming from the Warner Bros. library
for exhibition on media all over the world. WBTVG programming is primarily produced by Warner Bros.
Television (“WBTV”), a division of WB Studio Enterprises Inc. that produces primetime dramatic and comedy
programming for the major broadcast networks and for cable networks; Warner Horizon Television Inc. (“Warner
Horizon”), which specializes in unscripted programming for broadcast networks as well as scripted and unscripted
programming for cable networks; and Telepictures Productions Inc. (“Telepictures”), which specializes in reality-
based and talk/variety series for the syndication and daytime markets. For the 2009-10 season, WBTV is producing,
among others, Smallville and Gossip Girl for The CW and Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory,Fringe, and
The Mentalist for other broadcast networks. WBTV also produces original series for cable networks, including The
Closer and Nip/Tuck. Warner Horizon produces the primetime reality series The Bachelor and America’s Best
Dance Crew. Telepictures produces first-run syndication shows such as Extra, and the talk shows The Ellen
DeGeneres Show and Tyra,TMZ, a series based on the top entertainment website TMZ.com, and Lopez Tonight for
TBS. Many of WBTVG’s current on-air television series are available on demand via broadband and wireless
streaming and downloading and cable VOD platforms under agreements entered into with the broadcast and cable
networks exhibiting the series.
Warner Bros. Animation Inc. (“WBAI”) creates, develops and produces contemporary animated television
programming and original made-for-DVD releases, including the Scooby-Doo series. WBAI also oversees the
creative use of, and production of animated programming based on, classic animated characters from Warner Bros.,
including Looney Tunes, and from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (“WBIE”), a division of WBHE, develops, publishes and licenses
interactive videogames for a variety of platforms based on Warner Bros. and DC Comics properties, as well as
original game properties. In 2009, WBIE continued to expand its games publishing business and in 2009 published
Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin,LEGO Rock Band and Scribblenauts.
WBIE also co-published or distributed a number of additional third-party videogame titles primarily in North
America, including Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (“WBDD”), a division of WBHE, enters into domestic and international
licensing arrangements for distribution of Warner Bros.’ film and television content and acquired content through
both video on demand (“VOD”) and/or electronic sell-through (“EST”) transactions via cable, IPTV systems,
satellite and online services for delivery to households, hotels and other viewers worldwide. WBDD licenses film
and television content for both VOD and EST to cable, satellite and telephone company partners, as well as
broadband customers. WBDD has also licensed movies to Netflix’s subscription on demand service. In 2009,
WBDD continued its VOD content release strategy of initiating the release, both domestically and in 15
international territories, of selected films through VOD on the same date as their release on DVD, Blu-ray
Discs and EST. WBDD also manages Warner Bros.’ direct-to-consumer retail website, wbshop.com.
WBTVG’s online destination TMZ.com, is one of the leading entertainment news websites in the
U.S. WBTVG’s MomLogic.com site serves as Telepictures’ online women’s network, the destination site
TheWB.com is an online video site featuring programs from the Warner Bros. library and new original
production, and its KidsWB.com is a casual game and video online destination site with a target audience of
kids, ages 6-12. In addition, the online destination Essence.com, launched in conjunction with Time Inc.’s Essence
magazine, is a leading online destination for African-American women. WBTVG’s digital production venture,
Studio 2.0, continues to create original programming for online and wireless distribution.
DC Entertainment, which is wholly owned by the Company, is responsible for bringing the DC Comics
business, brand and characters from comics into other content and distribution businesses including feature films,
television programming, interactive videogames, direct-to-consumer platforms, and consumer products. DC
Comics, also wholly owned by the Company, publishes on average approximately 90 comic books and 30
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