P1(b) Operating model

operating model
Purpose and Meaning
An operating model is a representation and description of how a business or firm operates including all subordinates to achieve their desired outcome. Many business will have a complex and highly detailed operating model and use this when identifying how and where employees are working together. Below shows the operating model for the Senior Management at Warner Bros Entertainment, showing the highest subordinates that will run the business.

Warner Bros. Entertainment has 5,000 to 15,000 employees most day's in North America) and also 2,000 employees around the world

Departments
there are a variety of different departments in warner bros they all have different jobs that needs to be completed id they want warner bros to succeed  and continue to be one of the biggest producer of media products.

New Line Cinema
this department is responsible for producing block buster movies such as the hobbit and horrible bosses they are responsible for the majority of the companies revenue so they could argue they are the most important department to the share holders and company as a whole.

Home Entertainment
this department is responsible for developing the different ways that warner bros can distribute there products to the consumer.Very important when considering the revenue of the business the more channels her are the more people are going to buy it improving profits.

Television-these are sub departments made for producing original television programs
HBO,Warner bro tv this is an important category for warner bros as this is there most viewed stream of media so this will be the biggest impression of brand image.

DC Entertainment
This department has suddenly grown after the success of there new DC universe this department is in charge of all DC products such as the movies and tv shows this department has suddenly become very important to warner bros when thinking about revenue because this is the most successful genre.

Live Theatre
This department is in charge of all there new productions such as Harry potter and the cursed child which is the new instalment to the HP saga this department needs to link with the new line cinema department so as to make sure the production links with he story line.

This is an diagram of the operating model of warner brothers.








The heads of the different departments 


The CEO of Warner Bros, Kevin Tsujihara was appointed in March 2013, so is still very new to the company, however he has over 19 years experience in the industry, joining Warner Bros in 1994 as a director.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Bros.
Twenty-two-year Studio veteran Kevin Tsujihara became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. in March 2013. In this role, he oversees worldwide operations, including film, television and video game production, marketing and distribution for one of the most innovative and successful entertainment companies in the world.



Vice Chairman, Warner Bros. Entertainment
Ed Romano was named Vice Chairman, Warner Bros. Entertainment in December 2014. Serving as Warner Bros.’ first-ever Vice Chairman, Romano works closely with the Studio’s Chairman and CEO, Kevin Tsujihara, to implement growth strategies for the company, including international expansion, digital transition and resource reallocation from mature businesses to high opportunity, content-creating divisions.



Executive Vice President, International, Warner Bros. Entertainment
Richard Fox serves as Executive Vice President, International, Warner Bros. Entertainment, a post to which he was promoted in 1992. In this role he works closely with Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Bros., to develop opportunities emerging from the company’s international growth, focusing mainly on China.



Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Warner Bros. Entertainment

Thomas Gewecke was named Chief Digital Officer and Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Warner Bros. Entertainment in May 2013. In this position, he is responsible for driving the Studio’s worldwide digital growth and managing its global business strategy. Gewecke is charged with coordinating the company’s various digital distribution strategies to maximize the value of Warner Bros.’ content across all current and emerging digital exhibition platforms. He also oversees Warner Bros. Technical Operations and Corporate Business Development as well as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment’s Direct-to-Consumer, Business Development and Flixster groups.



Executive Vice President, Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Warner Bros. Entertainment

Dee Dee Myers became Executive Vice President, Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Warner Bros. in September 2014. In this role, she oversees all of the company's corporate communications strategies and activities on a global basis, including media relations, public positioning, executive communications, corporate responsibility and philanthropy.


Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Warner Bros. Entertainment

John Rogovin became Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Warner Bros. Entertainment in January 2009. As General Counsel for the Studio, Rogovin oversees a worldwide staff of more than 165 lawyers responsible for the company’s legal needs, including litigation, transactions, intellectual property, antitrust counseling, content protection, and labor and employment law. Since joining the Studio, Rogovin has successfully led the legal strategy related to a wide variety of matters involving some of Warner Bros.’ most iconic properties, including Superman, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings and Two and a Half Men.



Executive Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources, Warner Bros. Entertainment

Akihiko (Kiko) Washington serves as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources, Warner Bros. Entertainment, a post to which he was promoted in January 2009. Warner Bros. is a leader in every aspect of the entertainment industry from feature film, television and home entertainment production and worldwide distribution to DVD and Blu-ray, digital distribution, animation, comic books, product and brand licensing, and broadcasting.



Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Warner Bros. Entertainment

Kim Williams became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Warner Bros. Entertainment, in January 2015. In this role, she has responsibility for all financial activities of the company, including financial reporting, budgeting and planning for future business growth. Williams is responsible for setting the Studio’s financial agenda, working directly with the Studio’s CEO, corporate officers and senior management.

I found all this information at the http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/divisions

How all the departments in warner bros work together

Because warner bros is a huge organisation there is a large amount of different sections and departments of the business and for there product to be of the highest quality all theses departments need to communicate and run together this digram above shows how all the departments are linked together and how the sub departments also link.