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Turner Program Services was the former syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting. ... through Hanna-Barbera, developed and produced the series on its own, ...
It was originally distributed by Worldvision Enterprises, then moved to Turner Program Services after the sale of the Hanna-Barbera studio to Turner Broadcasting.Most of the shows that aired on the block are now distributed by Warner Bros. Television Distribution.
A sequel series, The New Adventures of Captain Planet, was produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., distributed by Turner Program Services and broadcast from September 11, 1993, to May 11, 1996. [3] The series was later rerun on Kids' WB!, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. [4] It is currently on the MeTV Toons schedule. [5]
The Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection (once called the Hanna-Barbera Golden Collection, later called the Hanna-Barbera Diamond Collection) is a series of two-to-four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Home Video and later by Warner Archive, usually containing complete seasons and complete series of various classic Hanna-Barbera (with MGM Cartoons and ...
The Muppets also appeared the following year in two PSAs for The Better World Society, founded by Ted Turner. In 1992, TNT Wild World of Shorts! was rebranded as TNT Toons; Captain Planet and the Planeteers, The Jetsons, and other Hanna-Barbera shows joined the block.
William Denby "Bill" Hanna and Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera met at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studio in 1938, while working at its animation unit.Having worked at other studios since the early 1930s, they solidified a six decade working partnership, leading to their very first collaborative success, Tom and Jerry, centering on the madcap comical adventures of a cat and a mouse.
On October 29, 1991, Turner acquired Hanna-Barbera Productions and most of the pre-1991 Ruby-Spears Productions library from Great American Broadcasting for $320 million. [12] Shortly after the acquisition, on October 1, 1992, Turner Broadcasting System launched Cartoon Network , and later Boomerang , to serve as the primary broadcaster of its ...
Turner Broadcasting System expanded its presence in movie production and distribution, first with the 1991 purchase of the Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears animation studios during a competitive bid with MCA/Universal, Hallmark Cards, and several other corporations. [18] On December 22, 1993, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock ...