Cartoon Network Studios (Founded as Cartoon Network Productions), formerly a branch and now successor to Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., owned by Warner Bros. and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery is an American animation company studio that produces cartoons for television, following in the footsteps of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, creators of animated series for approximately forty years. Cartoon Network Studios focuses on producing and developing animated shows for Cartoon Network. Some of the programming produced by Cartoon Network Studios was also aired on the now defunct Kids' WB, another WarnerMedia property. In 2001, Hanna-Barbera was merged with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios was resurrected as a separate entity.