The new WB chief looks to navigate a hazy outlook as the digital space drives entertainment -- but not yet revenue: “We don’t want … to lose focus."
On the morning of March 5, Kevin Tsujihara addressed the Warner Bros. division heads for the first time since his January promotion to chief executive of the studio and successor to retiring chairman Barry Meyer. But anyone hoping for a glimpse into the future was disappointed.
Tsujihara, a 19-year studio veteran who had run its home entertainment division since 2005, told executives his top priorities include strengthening the studio’s international footprint and fostering greater cooperation between divisions. And he thanked his rivals for the top job, television chief Bruce Rosenblum and studio chair Jeff Robinov, for supporting him -- which they hadn’t, exactly. But Tsujihara did not address informed speculation that big changes are afoot at Hollywood’s most profilic studio, notably at Rosenblum’s highly profitable television unit, home to such programs as The Big Bang Theory and The Voice.
On the morning of March 5, Kevin Tsujihara addressed the Warner Bros. division heads for the first time since his January promotion to chief executive of the studio and successor to retiring chairman Barry Meyer. But anyone hoping for a glimpse into the future was disappointed.
Tsujihara, a 19-year studio veteran who had run its home entertainment division since 2005, told executives his top priorities include strengthening the studio’s international footprint and fostering greater cooperation between divisions. And he thanked his rivals for the top job, television chief Bruce Rosenblum and studio chair Jeff Robinov, for supporting him -- which they hadn’t, exactly. But Tsujihara did not address informed speculation that big changes are afoot at Hollywood’s most profilic studio, notably at Rosenblum’s highly profitable television unit, home to such programs as The Big Bang Theory and The Voice.