Money-bleeding media big Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on Cartoon Community’s web site.
The David Zaslav-led firm — which on Wednesday reported a whopping internet lack of virtually $10 billion, driven by a stunning $9.1 billion write-down for a drop in value of its cable TV networks — redirected guests to cartoonnetwork.com to a touchdown web page on Max, its streaming service.
“In search of episodes of your favourite Cartoon Community reveals? Take a look at what’s obtainable to stream on Max (subscription required),” a pop-up message says on the brand new Max touchdown web page.
WBD — which owns film studio Warner Bros., Meals Community, HBO and CNN — disabled cartoonnetwork.com on Thursday, Variety reported.
A spokeswoman for the Cartoon Community declined to touch upon the particular closure date or if there have been any layoffs, however she did verify the web site was shuttered.
“We’re specializing in the Cartoon Community reveals and social media the place we discover customers are essentially the most engaged and there’s a significant potential for progress,” the spokeswoman stated.
“Whereas we’ve closed some digital merchandise, followers can proceed to work together with Cartoon Community through the Cartoon Community app in addition to choose TV suppliers apps on platforms together with cell and related gadgets like Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon and through social platforms YouTube, Instagram and Fb,” the rep added. “And naturally, followers can also proceed to tune in to the Cartoon Community channel to get pleasure from 11 hours of their favourite Cartoon Community sequence from 6 a.m. to five p.m. each day.”
Previous to shutting down, the Cartoon Community web site had provided full episodes and video clips for its roster of reveals, together with “Journey Time,” “Craig of the Creek,” “The Wonderful World of Gumball,” “Teen Titans GO!,” “Steven Universe,” “We Naked Bears” and “Clarence.”
The web site additionally provided entry to free video games, together with video games for “Teen Titans GO!,” “Journey Time” and “Gumball,” Selection stated.
The closure of cartoonnetwork.com comes per week after the media titan told subscribers it will shut down the Boomerang classic ‘toon streamer efficient Sept. 30 — and transfer clients, and the content material catalog, over to Max.
The latest strikes are a part of a cost-cutting initiative at Warner Bros. Discovery.
The struggling firm reported a 6% dip in second-quarter income of $9.71 billion.
Final month, WBD slashed nearly 1,000 jobs as analysts called for Zaslav to explore strategic options.
