Turner Broadcasting System
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Stop Comcast's power grab...water and the reservoir. The rain clouds come next.'' So wrote Ted Turner, the media entrepreneur who sold off CNN and the rest of Turner Broadcasting to Time Warner in 1996, in a remarkable Washington Monthly article five years ago that... In this article: Comcast, Vertical integration, Ted Turner, CNBC, USA, Revenue, Localism, Recession, Dog, and Oxygen |
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | November 04, 2009
Time Warner net profit down but raises outlook
...returns in 2010 and beyond," he said. Revenue at Time Warner's networks division, which includes television channels CNN, Turner Broadcasting and HBO, rose five percent to 2.9 billion US dollars. Revenue fell four percent to 2.8 billion...
In this article: Time Warner, Revenue, Time Inc., AOL, Jeff Bewkes, Fortune, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, New York Post, and Batman
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CNN | October 20, 2009
Suspect in historic mass murder dies at 88
...out the window, according to accounts of the 20-minute spree compiled by TruTV's Web site. (TruTV, like CNN, is a part of Turner Broadcasting.) Another boy was killed while getting a haircut. The barber, 33-year-old Clark Hoover, had been...
In this article: Howard Unruh, World War II, Trenton, New Jersey, and New Jersey
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CNN | September 30, 2009
Shakira, Kirk Cameron help pick 10 CNN Heroes
Ted Turner, Entrepreneur, environmentalist, philanthropist and author Turner is the founder of Turner Broadcasting and CNN and chairman of Turner Enterprises Inc. Considered one of the most influential philanthropists in the United...
In this article: Ted Turner, Colin Powell, Shakira, Tory Burch, Anderson Cooper, Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, and CNN
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The Seattle Times | October 16, 2009
Turner turns page after losing billions
...in an interview in New York. The founder of Turner Broadcasting System and the 24-hour cable-news channel CNN, Turner said that he has "a couple billion" dollars left, including $700 million in Treasury bills. While contemporaries such as...
In this article: Ted Turner, Time Warner, Climate change, AOL, Atlanta, America's Cup, Natural gas, TNT Network, United Nations Foundation, and Courageous
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CNN | November 03, 2009
CNN Abu Dhabi marks official opening with premiere of 'Prism'
...MD and EVP CNN International. Maddox was joined for the opening in Abu Dhabi by Phil Kent, chairman and CEO of CNN parent company Turner Broadcasting System, Inc, and by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour and presenter...
In this article: CNN, Abu Dhabi, Middle East, United States, Stan Grant, Jerusalem, Cairo, E mail, and HLN
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Mutual Broadcasting System
...facility in Crystal City, Virginia. In April 1999, Westwood One announced it was dropping the Mutual brand in favor of CNN Radio, which it began distributing through a deal with Turner Broadcasting System. A former member of the news team...
In this article: Mutual, NBC, WOR, Westwood One, General Tire, WLW, Amway, and Federal Communications Commission
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Wikipedia | September 23, 2009
Dan Kamal
...American Hockey League from 1984-94. Following the Knights, Kamal joined Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. , in 1997 as a writer and field producer for the former CNN/Sports Illustrated cable network. While with the network, he also served...
In this article: Dan Kamal, Atlanta Thrashers, Atlanta, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc, Billy Jaffe, American Hockey League, International Hockey League, WCNN, Sports Illustrated, and Boston University
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Contactmusic.com | October 16, 2009
Cartoon Network - Turner Says He Wants To Run Time Warner
Turner, who remains the largest shareholder in Time Warner as a result of the sale of his Turner Broadcasting Company to the media conglomerate in 1996, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television, "I'd like to see me running Time Warner.
In this article: Ted Turner, Time Warner, Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network, Turner Broadcasting Company, All rights reserved, Bloomberg Television, Sumner Redstone, Viacom, and Superman
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Wikipedia | September 20, 2009
Fred Hickman
...Michigan. He returned to the Turner Broadcasting System where he served as an anchor for CNN/''Sports Illustrated'' as well as providing anchoring TBS 's NBA studio show, coverage of the Goodwill Games, and the Winter Olympics. During this...
In this article: Fred Hickman, ESPN, YES Network, Wdiv-tv, NBA, Shaquille O'Neal, TBS, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Detroit, and CNN
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Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, Inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner in the mid-1970s.
The company's current assets include CNN, HLN, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, TruTV, Turner Classic Movies, and over-the-air Atlanta station WPCH-17 (formerly WTBS, a near-simulcast of the national TBS). Turner Broadcasting does not include The CW Television Network, HBO and Cinemax.
TBS, Inc. merged with Time Warner in 1996, and now operates as a semi-autonomous unit of Time Warner. The current chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting is Philip I. Kent.
- Name:
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Type:
- Subsidiary of Time Warner
- Location City:
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Location Country:
- United States
- Founder:
- Ted Turner
- Industry:
- Interactive Media
- Entertainment
- Cable Television
- Key People:
- Philip I. Kent (Chairman and CEO)
- Parent Company:
- Time Warner
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