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{{Company Infobox
| name = Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
| logo = WarnerBros2023Logo.png
| logo_size = 250px
| caption = Warner Bros. logo
| founded = April 4, 1923
| headquarters = 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, California
| type = Subsidiary
| owner = {{wp|Warner Bros. Discovery}}
| industry = Entertainment
| links = Worldwide: [https://www.warnerbros.com/ warnerbros.com]
}}
'''Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.''' (commonly known as '''Warner Bros.''') is an American mass media and entertainment company, headquartered in {{wp|Burbank, California|Burbank}}, {{wp|California}}. The company was founded on April 4, 1923 by {{wp|Harry Warner|Harry}}, {{wp|Albert Warner|Albert}}, {{wp|Sam Warner|Sam}}, and {{wp|Jack L. Warner|Jack Warner}}<ref>[https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/about-studio/company-history ''Company History'' - Warner Bros.] (retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref> and is now a subsidiary of {{wp|Warner Bros. Discovery}}.

==Kids' WB==
[[File:Kids WB logo.png|thumb|125px|Kids' WB logo used from 1997-2008]]
{{main|Pokémon_in_the_United_States#Kids.27_WB|Pokémon in the United States → Kids' WB}}
{{wp|Kids' WB}} (sometimes styled as Kids WB!) was an American children's television programming block and brand owned by {{wp|Warner Bros. Television}} that first aired on September 9, 1995, on {{wp|The WB|The WB Television Network}}<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-22-tv-59667-story.html ''WB Raises the Animation Ante'' - Los Angeles Times] (retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref>. On January 24, 2006 it was announced The WB and {{wp|CBS Corporation}}'s {{wp|UPN}} would merge to create {{wp|The CW}}<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/24/business/media/upn-and-wb-to-combine-forming-new-tv-network.html ''UPN and WB to Combine, Forming New TV Network'' - New York Times] (retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref>. When The WB closed on September 17 that year, the block moved to the new channel and it ran there from September 23, 2006 to May 17, 2008, at which time {{wp|Toonzai|The CW4Kids}} was launched to replace it. Kids' WB lived on as the name of a streaming service, until a rebranding on May 17, 2015.

The [[Pokémon anime]] began airing on Kids' WB on February 13, 1999, part way through [[S01|season one]], after initially having aired in {{wp|Broadcast syndication|syndication}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000425180626/http://toonzone.net/brian/eplists/pokemon.html ''Pokémon'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original April 25, 2000; retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref>. The show proved to be a hit<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/05/06/pokemon-takes-em-all-show-posts-record-high-40-share-in-boys-6-11 ''Pokemon Takes 'Em All!'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref>, and the block aired every (non-[[Banned episodes|banned]]) episode of the anime until the end of [[S08|season eight]]. In 2006 it was announced that Kids WB would no longer be airing non-Warner Bros. shows. The Pokémon anime was moved to Cartoon Network (then owned by {{wp|Turner Broadcasting System}}, a separate and now defunct division of parent company WarnerMedia) and began airing there on September 8, 2006<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061004132738/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=12209 ''Press Release: New Season of "Pokémon" to Air Exclusively on Cartoon Network'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original October 4, 2006; retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref><ref name="move">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071017000426/http://toonzone.net/schedule/episode.php?ID=7209 ''Pokémon - Fear Factor Phony'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original October 17, 2007; retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref>.

==Warner Bros. Pictures==
{{wp|Warner Bros. Pictures}} is the film production and distribution arm of Warner Bros. Starting in 1999, Warner Bros. Pictures licenced the first three [[Pokémon movies]] from [[4Kids Entertainment]], and released them in cinemas via their {{wp|Warner Bros. Family Entertainment}} subsidiary. 

In the United States, they released [[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back]] as ''Kids WB! Presents "Pokémon The First Movie"'' on November 10, 1999<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/1999/11/10/first-day-of-release-of-pokemon-the-first-movie-buoyed-by-huge ''First Day of Release of Pokémon The First Movie Buoyed by Huge Showing of Kids'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>, [[M02|Pokémon the Movie 2000: The Power of One]] as ''Kids WB! Presents "Pokémon the Movie 2000"'' on July 21, 2000<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2000/03/02/kids-wb-presents-pokemon-the-movie-2000-opening-july-21 ''Kids WB! Presents Pokémon the Movie 2000, Opening July 21'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref>, and [[M03|Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spell of the Unown: Entei]] as ''Kids WB! Presents "Pokémon 3 The Movie"'' on April 6, 2001<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2001/03/27/lampson-elementary-school-in-garden-grove-wins-world-premiere-of ''Lampson Elementary School in Garden Grove Wins World Premiere of 'Kids' WB! Presents Pokémon 3 The Movie' '' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>. Warner Bros. Pictures also released these movies in cinemas in {{pmin|Argentina}}, {{pmin|Belgium}}, {{pmin|Brazil}}, {{pmin|Canada}}, the {{pmin|the Czech Republic|Czech Republic}}, {{pmin|France}}, {{pmin|Germany}}, the {{pmin|the Netherlands|Netherlands}} and the {{pmin|the United Kingdom|United Kingdom}}, and through their subsidiary Warner Sogefilms in {{pmin|Spain}}<ref name="Mov1">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190641/companycredits ''Pokémon: The First Movie - Company Credits'' - IMDb] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref><ref name="Mov2">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0210234/companycredits ''Pokémon the Movie 2000 - Company Credits'' - IMDb] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref><ref name="Mov3">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235679/companycredits ''Pokémon 3: The Movie - Company Credits'' - IMDb] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>. Following this, the distribution rights for future Pokémon movies moved to [[Miramax Films|Miramax]].

Warner Bros also funded development of the game [[Pokémon the Movie 2000 Adventure]], as promotional material for the United States release of the second film.

On July 25, 2018 it was announced that Warner Bros. would be taking over international distribution of {{DetPikMov}} from {{wp|Universal Pictures}}, covering all regions outside of Japan and {{pmin|China}}<ref>[https://variety.com/2018/film/news/detective-pikachu-warner-bros-universal-1202884217/ ''Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Detective Pikachu’ Moves From Universal to Warner Bros.'' - Variety] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>. The movie was released in cinemas around the world, beginning May 8, 2019<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/releaseinfo ''Pokémon Detective Pikachu - Release Info'' - IMDb] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>.

==Warner Bros. Home Entertainment==
{{main|Template:Home video|Pokémon anime home video releases}}
{{wp|Warner Bros. Home Entertainment}} (formerly Warner Home Video) is the home video distribution division for Warner Bros. as well as other WarnerMedia companies, including {{wp|New Line Cinema}}, {{wp|DC Comics}}, {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}} and {{wp|HBO}}.

Warner Home Video released Pokémon: The First Movie on DVD and VHS in [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 1)|North America]] on March 21, 2000<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA108&dq=pokemon&pg=PA108#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Warner Unleashes Massive Campaign for 'Pokémon' Release'' - Billboard Magazine] (via Google Books) (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>, followed by Brazil, Spain, [[List of Swedish Pokémon home video releases|Sweden]] and the [[List of English language Pokémon movie home video releases (Region 2)|United Kingdom]] later in 2000, Germany in 2001 and the [[List of Dutch Pokémon home video releases|Netherlands]] in 2002<ref name="Mov1" />. Pokémon the Movie 2000 was released in North America on DVD and VHS on November 14, 2000, and in Brazil the same year. This was followed by Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom in 2001 and the Netherlands in 2002<ref name="Mov2" />. Pokémon 3: The Movie was released on DVD and VHS in North America on August 21, 2001, and in Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom the same year<ref name="Mov3" />. As with the theatrical releases, home video distribution rights then moved to Miramax for subsequent films.

On December 17, 2008, it was announced that [[VIZ Media]] and Warner Home Video had struck a deal, whereby Warner would distribute future DVDs (and later Blu-rays) published by VIZ in the United States and Mexico, which included releases of the Pokémon anime and movies<ref>[https://www.warnermediagroup.com/newsroom/press-releases/2008/12/17/viz-media-and-warner-home-video-forge-distribution-alliance ''VIZ Media and Warner Home Video Forge Distribution Alliance'' - WarnerMedia] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released ''Detective Pikachu'' on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray starting August 6, 2019<ref>[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/detective-pikachu-blu-ray-dvd-digital-release-date-pokemon/ ''Detective Pikachu Announces Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Release Dates'' - ComicBook] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>.

==Cartoon Network==
[[File:Cartoon Network 2010 Logo.png|thumb|200px|Cartoon Network logo]]
{{wp|Cartoon Network}} is an American children's television network that was launched on October 1, 1992<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140204051028/https://articles.philly.com/1992-10-04/entertainment/25997256_1_betty-cohen-new-channels-cartoon-network ''That's All Cartoons, Folks - 24 Hours Daily'' - The Philadelphia Inquirer] (archived from the original February 4, 2014; retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref> after {{wp|Turner Broadcasting System}} purchased {{wp|Hanna-Barbera}}. Since its establishment, {{wp|List of international Cartoon Network channels|international variants}} of the channel have launched around the world. On March 4, 2019 then-parent company {{wp|AT&T}} announced that Cartoon Network would become part of ''Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics'', a new division of Warner Bros.<ref>[https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/warner-bros-cartoon-network-hanna-barbera-1203154521/ ''Warner Bros. Wants to Rev Up Kid’s Content With Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera'' - Variety] (retrieved April 29, 2020)</ref> However, WarnerMedia was reorganized in 2020 due to the domestic success of their streaming service, {{wp|Max (streaming service)|HBO Max}} and Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and the ex-Turner channels were all reorganized into ''WarnerMedia Studios and Networks''.

In the {{pmin|the United States|United States}}, Cartoon Network aired [[Pokémon Chronicles]] from June 3<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060619012012/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=10553 ''Cartoon Network Acquires "Pokemon" Series for June 3 Premiere'' - Toon Zone] (archived from the original June 19, 2006; retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref> to November 25, 2006, during its {{wp|Toonami}} block. [[S09|Season nine]] of the Pokémon anime premiered on the channel on September 8, 2006<ref name="move"/>, after the series was dropped by Kids' WB. Re-runs of the show aired on sister channel {{wp|Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang}}, and were available on {{wp|Toonami Jetstream}}, an ad-supported video streaming service run as a partnership between Cartoon Network and VIZ Media. After Toonami Jeststream closed on January 31, 2009<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-31/toonami-jetstream-video-streaming-service-shuts-down ''Toonami Jetstream Video-Streaming Service Shuts Down'' - Anime News Network] (retrieved May 1, 2020)</ref>, the anime moved to the Cartoon Network Video streaming service, starting May 15, 2009. The show stayed with the network until [[S19|season 19]], and on December 5, 2016 moved to rival [[The Walt Disney Company#Disney Branded Television|Disney XD]].

In the {{pmin|the United Kingdom|United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|Ireland}}, the {{wp|Toonami (British and Irish TV channel)|Toonami channel}} (later rebranded as {{wp|Cartoon Network Too}}) held the world premiere of Pokémon Chronicles from May 11 to October 5, 2005. The channel would go on to air seasons [[S08|eight]]<ref>{{n|Toonami UK snags Pokémon: Advanced Battle|''Toonami UK snags Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref>, [[S09|nine]] and [[S10|ten]] of the anime in tandem with terrestrial broadcaster {{wp|ITV (TV network)|ITV}}, after gaining the rights from rival {{wp|Sky One}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060314070919/http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=4kids620.htm ''4Kids in New U.K. Pokémon Deal'' - World Screen] (archived from the original March 14, 2006; retrieved April 30, 2020)</ref>. From [[S11|season 11]], new episodes began to premiere on rival {{wp|Jetix}} (later rebranded as Disney XD), however, Cartoon Network Too continued to show re-runs of old episodes until late 2010.

In Spanish speaking {{pmin|Latin America}}, {{wp|Cartoon Network (Latin American TV channel)|Cartoon Network}} has broadcast every season of the anime since September 6, 1999. Beginning on January 1, 2010, the first season also began to air on {{wp|Tooncast}}, a sister channel of Cartoon Network. In {{pmin|Brazil}}, Cartoon Network has broadcast the anime since 1999, dubbed in Brazilian Portuguese. In the {{pmin|the Philippines|Philippines}}, {{wp|Cartoon Network (Filipino TV channel)|Cartoon Network}} aired the English dub of the anime from season one until the end of [[S17|season 17]], when the show moved to the [[The Walt Disney Company#Disney Channels Worldwide|Disney Channel]].

On the {{pmin|South Asia|Indian subcontinent}}, season one of the anime began airing on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Indian TV channel)|Cartoon Network (India)}} on May 12, 2003. On April 2, 2004 a separate Cartoon Network channel for {{wp|Cartoon Network (Pakistani TV channel)|Pakistan and Bangladesh}} was created<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080611153641/http://pakistantimes.net/2004/11/06/national2.htm ''Leading kids channel 'Cartoon Network' launched in Pakistan'' - Pakistan Times] (archived from the original June 11, 2008; retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>, and the anime began airing there as well. Cartoon Network in India continued to broadcast the series until the end of season 11, when the show moved to sister channel {{wp|Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo}} starting from season 12, while in Pakistan and Bangladesh the show remained on the main channel. From [[S14|season 14]] the Pokémon anime returned to the main Cartoon Network channel in India<ref>[https://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/cartoon-network-brings-pokemon-latest-season-and-kid-krrish-movie-sequelthis-monsoon-140630 ''Cartoon Network brings Pokemon latest season and Kid Krrish movie sequel this monsoon'' - Indian Television] (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>. The anime has also aired on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|Cartoon Network}} in {{pmin|Australia}} and {{pmin|New Zealand}}<ref>{{n|Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles heads to Australia|''Pokémon DP: Galactic Battles heads to Australia'' - Bulbanews}} (retrieved May 7, 2020)</ref>.

==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros. Warner Bros. on Wikipedia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartoon_Network_(disambiguation) Cartoon Network on Wikipedia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery on Wikipedia]

'''Warner Bros.'''
*[https://www.warnerbros.com/company/ Corporate site]
'''Warner Bros. Discovery'''
*[https://wbd.com/ Corporate site]

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