They coalesced the library back in the 1990s when then-Time Warner gained 
full control of Turner... and multiple reports, not all of which I can 
still find, suggested that WB wants to go back to the pre-TBS days and sell 
the old 'toons only to linear broadcast (e.g. MeTV Toons, which is not 
coming to our local cable any time soon due to colossal licensing fees that 
are passed on to distributors) and FAST streaming services, with 
commercials inbetween...
B

M-D November, March 18th:

Saying Looney Tunes are "children's fare" shows that Zazlav didn't actually 
grow up with Looney Tunes.  Because they were NOT written for children.

Someone make this make sense.  How does dropping the Looney Tunes library 
help WBD financially?  Doesn't Warners own the library outright?  It's not 
like they're paying to license the shorts...

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