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

Warners Bros. Discovery has not been having a large clip recently, and is going done a question of progressively hopeless cost-cutting initiatives due to the fact that of it. Several of those movements person felt peculiarly targeted astatine the studio’s animated offerings, from its inability to merchandise finished films, to selling disconnected its current, past, and would-be successes to different streamers. But present its latest indignity comes astatine the outgo of Cartoon Network’s online presence.

Variety reports that week Warner wholly wiped the Cartoon Network website–previously location to an archive of clips and afloat episodes of a wide assortment of animated series, including the likes of Steven Universe, Teen Titans Go!, We Bare Bears, Adventure Time, and different past and contiguous CN series–leaving thing and redirecting visitors to a connection encouraging them to alternatively motion up for Max.

“Looking for episodes of your favourite Cartoon Network shows? Check retired what’s disposable to watercourse connected Max (subscription required),” the connection connected the redirect leafage reads. “Sign up for Max, wherever you tin besides make a Kids Profile with ratings restrictions and further privateness protections to support it amusive and kid-friendly! Cable subscribers, proceed to bask your favourite CN programming connected your TV and connected apps arsenic well!”

As good arsenic removing escaped entree to series, the Cartoon Network website besides hosted years of beloved flash games relating to its shows. While galore person been erased implicit the years done assorted tract redesigns–and archived elsewhere for nostalgic fans–at slightest immoderate of the existent archives are inactive accessible via planetary versions of the Cartoon Network website successful regions wherever Max is presently unavailable.

The quality comes aft Warner precocious announced plans to shutter its dedicated streaming work for classical animation, Boomerang. Last week, the workplace confirmed that Boomerang would cease operations connected September 30, moving its room and subscribers to Max connected an ad-free tier.

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