Sam Register, longtime president of Warner Bros. Animation, is leaving the company, with multiple outlets reporting the change is announced by Warner Bros. Television Group chair and CEO Channing Dungey. The departure comes next week and follows Register’s long tenure, including three decades at Warner Bros. in leadership roles overseeing animation operations.
Register’s responsibilities also include Cartoon Network Studios and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe. Deadline and Variety both report that Dungey informs staff members directly, and that Register’s role is ending as his contract is not renewed. Variety specifically says the parties “mutually agreed not to renew his contract,” while other coverage emphasizes the executive’s impending exit and the scope of the studios he led.
The outlets largely align on the timing, the reason being contract non-renewal, and the breadth of Register’s oversight across Warner Bros. animation brands and regional entities. None of the provided reports detail an immediate successor or further organizational restructuring.
