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Time Warner , Inc . ( also known as AOL Time Warner from 2001 - 2003 ; stylized as TimeWarner ) is an American multinational media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City . It is currently the world ' s third largest entertainment company in terms of revenue , after Comcast and The ___MASK39___ Company . It was also once the world ' s largest media conglomerate . Time Warner was first founded in 1990 with the merger of Time Inc . and Warner Communications . The current company consists largely of the assets of the former Warner Communications ( as well as HBO , a Time Inc . subsidiary prior to the merger ), and the assets of Turner Broadcasting ( which was acquired by the company in 1996 ). Time Warner currently has major operations in film and television , with a limited amount in publishing operations . Among its most popular assets are HBO , Turner Broadcasting System , The CW Television Network , Warner Bros ., CNN , DC Comics , and as of August 2016 , Hulu , owning 10 %. In the past , other major divisions of Time Warner included Time Inc ., AOL , Time Warner Cable , Warner Books and Warner Music Group . All of these operations were either sold to other investors or spun off as independent companies from 2004 to 2014 . Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character ; created in 1940 by Leon Schlesinger Productions ( later Warner Bros . Cartoons ) and voiced originally by the legendary vocal artist , Mel Blanc . Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " series of animated short films , produced by Warner Bros . during the golden age of American animation . His popularity during this era led to his becoming an American cultural icon , as well as the official mascot of Warner Bros . Entertainment . Hare Brush is a 1955 Warner Bros . Merrie Melodies animated short , featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd . Hare Brush pokes fun at Freudian psychoanalysis , psychiatric medication , hypnosis , and the cliches of other Bugs Bunny shorts . Along with What ' s Opera , Doc ? and Rabbit Rampage , it is one of first three cartoons where Elmer Fudd actually defeats Bugs Bunny . Warner Bros . Cartoons , Inc . was the in - house division of Warner Bros . Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation . One of the most successful animation studios in American media history , Warner Bros . Cartoons was primarily responsible for the " Looney Tunes " and " Merrie Melodies " theatrical cartoon short subjects . The characters featured in these cartoons , including Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Speedy Gonzales , Sylvester and Tweety , Wile E . Coyote and The Road Runner , are among the most famous and recognizable characters in the world . Many of the creative staff members at the studio , including directors and animators such as ___MASK24___ , ___MASK65___ , ___MASK4___ , ___MASK52___ , Robert Clampett and ___MASK72___ , are considered major figures in the art and history of traditional animation . Warner Bros . Entertainment Inc . ( known professionally as Warner Bros . Pictures , often referred to as Warner Bros . and Warner Brothers and abbreviated as WB ) is an American entertainment company , film studio and film distributor that is a division of Time Warner and is headquartered in Burbank , California . It is one of the " Big Six " major American film studios .