Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is marking the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. Studios this week. This milestone birthday was on April 4 and is being celebrated across Australia through a variety of consumer activities including special programming and content, exclusive products and live events.
The studio was founded by Albert, Sam, Harry and Jack Warner and incorporated on April 4th, 1923.
Today, the studio is home to brands at the forefront of every aspect of the entertainment industry, from feature film, television and direct-to-consumer production to animation, comic books, videogames, consumer products, themed entertainment, studio tours and brand licensing.
The studio’s library, one of the most valuable in the world, consists of more than 145,000 hours of programming, including 12,500 feature films and 2,400 television programs comprised of more than 150,000 individual episodes.
Warner Bros. is also home to many franchises, including Looney Tunes, Wizarding World, DC, Friends, Game of Thrones, Hanna-Barbera and many more.
Celebrate with Warner Bros in Australia
Among the ways WBD is celebrating and commemorating the 100th anniversary in Australia are:
• Experiences: The company will present several live events and experiences to fans throughout the year, including:
A Candlelight Concert Series across 100 cities around the world including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth in March and April 2023. From Warner Bros. Global Themed Entertainment and Fever, Candlelight: 100 Years of Warner Bros., commemorates this century of cinema, music, and moments with a live, multi-sensory musical experience. (See below for ticketing details.)
Warner Bros. Movie World will join the global celebrations kicking off at the park this week and running for the entire year with events such as DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains, Fright Nights and Hooray for Hollywood in December.
• Consumer Products: Throughout 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products is partnering with some of Australia’s most popular brands to mark the milestone. This includes dedicated capsule collections featuring Looney Tunes-inspired WB100 products with toys from Headstart, homewares and stationery from Zak, and apparel from EB Games Australia. The new, limited edition collectible merchandise has exclusive WB100 packaging to signify the anniversary.
Zing Pop Culture, The Warehouse Group, Woolworths, Coles, JB Hi Fi and Australia Post will all be selling with WB100 merchandise ranges available throughout the year.
* Programming: Among the centennial programming and content highlights is a four-part documentary on the history of the studio from WB Unscripted Television to debut on Foxtel later this year.
Inside Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery creates and distributes content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Brands and products include Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others.
See details of the Candleight Concert series in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Get your WB100 merchandise
Amazon Australia is one of the places selling a range of WB100 merchandise including books and DVD movie collections.
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