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Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register to Depart After 18 Years, Company Announces Interim Leadership
News Brief
Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna‑Barbera Studios Europe President Sam Register will leave the company when his contract expires next week, according to an internal memo from Chairman and CEO Channing Dungey. The memo states that Register and the studio mutually agreed not to renew the agreement, and Register expressed gratitude for his tenure and excitement for future opportunities. While a search for a permanent replacement begins, Matt Matzkin will continue overseeing Business Operations and the existing creative department heads will maintain responsibility for their respective areas.
Key points
Register’s departure was announced via an internal memo from Channing Dungey, noting a mutual decision not to renew his contract.
Matt Matzkin will retain leadership of Business Operations during the transition, and current creative heads will keep managing their divisions.
Register has led Warner Bros. Animation for 18 years, adding Cartoon Network Studios in 2020 and Hanna‑Barbera Studios Europe in 2021.
What sources agree on
Sam Register is leaving his role as president of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna‑Barbera Studios Europe.
The decision not to renew his contract was described as a mutual agreement between Register and the studio.
Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group, communicated the news in a staff memo.
Matt Matzkin will continue to lead Business Operations while a replacement is sought.
Current creative department heads will remain in charge of their respective units during the transition.
Still unclear
No material disagreement was identified in the supplied reports.
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Sam Register Leaving As Warner Bros. Animation President
