Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Ltd. (HBSE, formerly Great Marlborough Productions and previously known as Cartoon Network Studios Europe and Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe) is a British animation studio based in

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and owned by the

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division of

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, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery International. It is the

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arm of

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. On April 7, 2021, it was announced that the studio had re-branded as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe, paying tribute to the original American studio, founded by the

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and

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-winning animation team

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and

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on July 7, 1957. The Hanna-Barbera name had previously been revived on some

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series and films based on the classic franchises, including from the fifth to eigth ''

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'' direct-to-video animated films, '' The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!'', ''

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'' and '' Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs''. The first projects to be greenlit under the new name were a new series and a movie relating to ''

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''.

Filmography

Television series

Pilots

Films

Logos

File:Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe logo.png, Former logo as Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe used for ''

''. File:Cartoon Network Studios Europe Logo.jpg, Former logo as Cartoon Network Studios Europe until the rebrand in 2021. File:HBStudiosEurope.svg, An earlier version of the logo as Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe in 2021 until being rebranded the same year.

References

External links

Finn Arnesen

Turner Broadcasting commissions first series from its European Development Studio

Boulder Media Enters ‘The Amazing World of Gumball’
2007 establishments in the United Kingdom British animation studios British companies established in 2007 Cartoon Network Companies based in London Film production companies of the United Kingdom Mass media companies established in 2007 Turner Broadcasting System Europe Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries {{animation-studio-stub Warner Bros. divisions