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Warner Bros. stands at the forefront of the entertainment industry, with businesses ranging from feature film, TV and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to home video, digital distribution, animation, comic books, licensing and international cinemas and broadcasting.

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Warner Bros. stands at the forefront of the entertainment industry, with businesses ranging from feature film, TV and 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 at the worldwide box office ($1.66 billion domestic, $2.67 international) with both its domestic and international divisions crossing the billion-dollar mark for a 12th consecutive year, a feat unmatched by any other studio. The Pictures Group has exceeded $4 billion globally for four consecutive years, also a milestone no other studio has ever achieved. Warner Home Video was, once again, the industry's leader, with an overall 21 percent marketshare in total DVD and Blu-ray sales. WHV was also the number one home entertainment studio internationally in 2012. And, the companies comprising the Warner Bros. Television Group and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment remained category leaders, working across all platforms and outlets, and trendsetters in the digital realm with video-on-demand (transaction and ad-supported), branded channels, original content, anti-piracy technology and broadband and wireless destinations.

Warner Bros. Pictures Group produces and globally 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. Highlights of Warner Bros. Pictures' 2012 slate include Gangster Squad, The Great Gatsby, The Hangover Part III, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim, 300: Rise of an Empire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.

WBTVG is responsible for the entire Warner Bros. portfolio of television businesses, including worldwide production, distribution and broadcasting. WBTVG continues to develop and foster the relationships with A-list writers and directors that have made it the largest provider of primetime broadcast TV programming for 21 of last 26 years. At the beginning of the 2012-13 television season, WBTVG divisions produced more than 50 television series, from scripted and unscripted primetime shows for broadcast (including at least two shows for each of the five broadcast networks) and cable networks to first-run syndicated programs and animation.

The Studio's 2012 - 13 primetime series include The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist, Mike & Molly, Two and a Half Men, Person of Interest, 2 Broke Girls and Golden Boy for CBS; The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl, Supernatural, Nikita, Hart of Dixie, Arrow, The Carrie Diaries and Cult for The CW; Fringe and The Following for FOX; The Voice and Revolution for NBC; The Bachelor franchise, The Middle and Suburgatory for ABC; Rizzoli & Isles, Southland, Dallas and Major Crimes for TNT; Shameless for Showtime; Pretty Little Liars and Lying Game for ABC Family; and Childrens Hospital and News Readers for Adult Swim. Telepictures Productions - the creative force behind such syndicated series as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Extra, Anderson Live and TMZ - produces first-run series for syndication. Warner Bros. Animation produces MAD, The Looney Tunes Show, Beware the Batman, Teen Titans Go! and The Tom & Jerry Show for Cartoon Network. WBTVG is also a 50/50 partner with CBS in The CW Television Network.

The rapidly evolving marketplace for digital distribution is one of Warner Bros. Entertainment's greatest strategic opportunities. As the ways consumers access, purchase and enjoy Warner Bros.' content continue to change, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, which includes the home video, online, wireless, video games and digital distribution businesses, is focused on protecting and maximizing the value of the studio's content while fully harnessing the benefits of emerging technologies.

Warner Bros. Entertainment's success at the box office and on TV contributed to its number one share in the domestic home video business for the 12th consecutive year. Warner Home Video commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace and is the number one company domestically in total physical sell-through video (DVD and Blu-ray combined), theatrical catalog, TV on DVD, non-theatrical family and animation, Blu-ray and VOD. WHV has been the number one studio in DVD sales for 16 consecutive years and in Blu-ray since its inception, and is the industry's leading studio in these sales internationally. WBHE is a change-leader in the home entertainment arena and a driving force behind the access technology UltraViolet, designed to reinvigorate consumer ownership of both packaged media and digital content.

DC Entertainment, founded in September 2009, is charged with strategically and deeply integrating the DC Comics business, brand and characters into Warner Bros. Entertainment and all its respective content and distribution businesses. DC Comics' characters appear in nearly 1,000 comic-book titles published and distributed globally each year as well as in live-action and animated series, direct-to-video releases, collectors' books, online entertainment, numerous licensing and marketing arrangements, graphic novels and feature films. In September 2011, "DC Comics – The New 52" was released to critical acclaim and record-breaking sales. DC Entertainment took an industry-leading stance by releasing all 52 new #1 issues in both print and digital formats on the same day. Feature films based on DC properties include 2012's billion-dollar global blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel, scheduled for release June 14, 2013.

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Latest Warner Bros. Entertainment News

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• May 16, 2013
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• May 15, 2013
  Warner Bros. to Realign Television and Home Entertainment Operations to Enhance Production Capabilities and Maximize Content Value
• May 14, 2013
  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces LEGO® Friends

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