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	Cartoon Network has been scrubbed from the web.Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Crumples to All-Time Lows After Huge Q2 Impairment Charge




	Warner Bros. Discovery this week pulled the entire contents of cartoonnetwork.com offline — redirecting visitors to a landing page on Max, its subscription-streaming service, encouraging fans to sign up to watch their favorite Cartoon Network shows. The shuttering of the site appears to have happened Thursday, Aug. 8.




	“Looking for episodes of your favorite Cartoon Network shows? Check out what’s available to stream on Max (subscription required),” a pop-up message says on the new Max landing page. “Sign up for Max, where...

Cartoon Network Website Shuts Down, Warner Bros. Discovery Kicks Visitors Over to Max

Warners Bros. Discovery has not been having a great time recently, and is going through a wave of increasingly desperate cost-cutting initiatives because of it. Several of those movements have felt particularly targeted at the studio’s animated offerings, from its inability to release finished films to selling off its current, past, and would-be successes to other streamers. Its latest indignity comes at the cost of Cartoon Network’s online presence.

Warner Bros. Scrubs Cartoon Network Website, Erasing Years of History

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Cartoon Network’s website has shut down. Warner Bros. Discovery has removed all of the content that was previously featured on Cartoon Network’s website. The site, cartoonnetwork.com, now redirects visitors to a Max landing page. A pop-up ad on the Cartoon Network landing page on Max now reads, “Looking...

Cartoon Network Website Shuttered, Now Redirects to Max for Streaming

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Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

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Actor Bob Denver, who passed away in 2005, will forever be remembered for his leading role on the classic 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Denver also played another famous TV character: the beatnik-type Maynard G. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.

TV's 'Gilligan Island' Stars Dawn Wells and Bob Denver and Their Controversy Behind the Scenes

The latest Pirates of the Caribbean project is just days away. Are you ready for a swashbuckling adventure?. It’s been seven years since Walt Disney Studios released Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). Fans have long hoped for a sixth film to join the ranks of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011).

Disney Confirms 2024 Release Date for Johnny Depp’s Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’

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Star Wars and BSG vet Katee Sackhoff just joined another beloved fictional universe.

Katee Sackhoff Is Already A TV Fan-Favorite, And She Just Joined One Of My Most Beloved Franchises

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

Based on all the leaks and Google’s own marketing, we already know that the upcoming Pixel 9 Pro Fold has a design quite similar to last year’s OnePlus Open. OnePlus doesn’t (yet) have a new foldable ready to take on the latest from Google and Samsung, so for the time being, it’s instead releasing a limited edition of the Open in a crimson red color. That’s one way to squeeze some more juice out of the thing, right?

The limited edition OnePlus Open is the most striking foldable phone yet

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Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

Things are not going well for Zack Snyder over at Netflix. Here comes word that they’ve “quietly canceled” his planned “Army of the Dead” sequels and animated series. (via The Wrap). However, hold on, Snyder’s producer says the “Army of the Dead” franchise “isn’t entirely...

Netflix Quietly Cancels Zack Snyder's ‘Army of the Dead’ Sequels & Animated Series

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DreamWorks Animation announced that "Shrek 5" is coming to cinemas in 2026. Here's what we know so far about the long-awaited sequel.

'Shrek 5' is coming and Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and Mike Myers are back.  Here's what to know about the sequel.

Dodge has let rip the final version of its virtual engine sound profile for its upcoming Charger Daytona electric muscle car, and it sounds like a gallon of gasoline combusting in a hot flash. The new Charger Daytona is, of course, an EV that does not burn any gas. But...

Here’s what the new Dodge Charger Daytona’s fake engine sounds like

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) clearly has Wile E. Coyote in its DNA: Its stock price fell off a cliff with a resounding kersplat yesterday, largely due to its struggles with legacy TV. Shares plummeted 12% intraday upon the news that the company registered an impairment charge of $9.1 billion in Q2.

Warner Bros. Discovery hits an all-time low

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Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday it wrote down the value of its TV assets due to the uncertainty of fees from cable and satellite distributors and sports rights renewals, sending its shares down nearly 10% in extended trading.

The film and entertainment studio, which owns sports network TNT and streaming service Max, recorded a $9.1 billion non-cash goodwill charge in the second quarter. This charge, stemming from a reassessment of the assets’ value since the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, contributed to a $10 billion net loss for the quarter.

The media landscape has significantly changed in the past two years, impacting valuations and expectations for traditional...

Warner Bros. Discovery writes down value of TV assets by $9B:   ‘Final nail in the coffin’

The layoffs, which affect around 2,000 workers, come as Paramount looks to cut costs ahead of its merger with Skydance. In its earnings report today, Paramount also revealed a $5.98 billion write-down on its legacy networks — similar to Warner Bros. Discovery.

Paramount is laying off 15 percent of workers in the US.

“It is one of the great honors of my life to have worked with all of you, hit those tough writing deadlines, and shared in the joy of opening up each new issue as it arrived to see the results of all that effort,” says former Game Informer EIC Matt Miller in a long letter on Bluesky.

A last letter from Game Informer’s former editor-in-chief.

The new Aibo Kinako Edition is the first to feature a two-tone finish on its face and will include two new eye color options. It will be officially available starting tomorrow in Japan, but Sony has also announced a ¥55,000 (about $374) price increase for its already pricey robot dog, citing the rising costs of raw materials.

Sony’s Aibo robot dog is getting a new colorway and a price hike.

It’s been several years since Samsung first launched its popular Frame TV lineup, and now we’re starting to see more brands release their own canvas-like designs. The latest is TCL’s newly announced 4K QLED NXTFrame TV, which has many of the features you’d expect from an “Art TV” — including a magnetic wooden frame, flush-to-wall mount, an “ultra matte” display, and various gallery modes for displaying images.

Samsung’s Frame TV is finally getting the knockoffs it deserves

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes that appear in this article are from the author's direct interview with those mentioned.]. The original Perry Mason TV series starring Raymond Burr initially aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966. All these decades later, the show remains popular in syndication (and was recently reimagined in a new edition starring Matthew Rhys).

'Perry Mason' Actor Raymond Burr told co-star Richard Anderson, it's "all about the casting."

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Warner Bros. Discovery pretty much wiped the Cartoon Network website

Warner Bros. Discovery has updated Cartoon Network’s website to remove basically everything and turn it into a page pointing to the Max streaming service. Before the...

Warner Bros. Discovery pretty much wiped the Cartoon Network website

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