Turner Broadcasting System
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The
Turner Broadcasting System (often abbreviated to
Turner or
TBS), based in
Atlanta,
Georgia,
USA, is the company managing the collection of
cable networks and properties started by
Robert Edward Turner from the mid-
1970s to the late-
1990s. Their current assets include
CNN,
TBS (and corresponding over-the-air
Atlanta station WTBS-17),
Turner Network Television,
Cartoon Network,
Adult Swim,
Boomerang,
Court TV, and
Turner Classic Movies. TBS also manages
Turner Entertainment, the holding company for Turner's library of classic films from the
MGM,
RKO and pre-1948
Warner Bros. catalogs.
Turner Broadcasting also provides its PC gaming service,
GameTap, and its online purchase service,
Bamzu.
Turner Broadcasting merged with
Time Warner in
1996, and now operates as a semi-
autonomous unit of Time Warner.
Jamie Kellner became chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting System in spring of
2001.In
2003,
Philip Kent took Kellner's place is now currently chairman.
In early 2006, the company sold
Turner South to
Fox Cable Networks, which plans to convert it to a regional sports channel. Fox assumed control of the network on May 1.
Turner Broadcasting System was named one of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers in 2004 by Working Mothers magazine.
Information from Turner's website[
1].
U.S. Domestic
News
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CNN*
CNN Headline News*
Court TV NewsEntertainment
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TBS*
TNT*
TNTHD*
TCM*
Court TV Primetime*
Atlanta Braves*
PGA.com*
Nascar.com*
GameTapAnimation
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Cartoon Network*
Boomerang*
Adult SwimInternational
News
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CNN International*
CNN en Español*
CNN IBN, a joint venture between Turner,
TV18 and Global Broadcast News that is only aired in
India.
Entertainment
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TNT (Custom programming to
Brazil,
Mexico,
Argentina)
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TCM (Custom programming to
UK,
France,
Spain,
Latin America)
Animation
*Cartoon Network (Custom programming to Mexico, Argentina, Brazil,
Chile,
Venezuela, Latin America,
Europe,
Taiwan,
India,
Japan)
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Pogo (
India)
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Boomerang UK*
Toonami UK
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Cartoon Network Too UK
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Turner Official homepage*
Home page of Time Warner, Inc.
