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Encyclopedia > Turner Broadcasting System
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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 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. Image File history File links Turner_logo_06. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Robert Edward Ted Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... Nickname: Location in Fulton County and the state of Georgia Coordinates: , Country State Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ... This article is about a television transmitting location or company. ... WTBS is an American TV station, broadcast on channel 17 (DTV channel 20) in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ...


TBS also manages Turner Entertainment Company, the holding company for Turner's library of classic films from most of the pre-1986 MGM, pre-1948 Warner Bros. and the RKO Pictures catalogs. Turner Entertainment Company was established August 4, 1986 to oversee Turner Broadcastings film library after its acquisition of MGM/UA. In addition to the studio, Turner got its library, which included all of MGMs films, Warner Bros. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... “WB” redirects here. ... This article is about the film production company. ...


Turner Broadcasting also owns PC gaming service GameTap, online comedy portal Super Deluxe, and online shopping service Bamzu. GameTap is a subscription-based video game service by Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). ... Super Deluxe is an ad-supported online broadband service provided by Turner Broadcasting. ... Bamzu is an online shopping site that sells products that are advertised on cable stations owned by Turner Broadcasting. ...


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 System is Phil Kent. Time Warner Inc. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ...

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History

In 1970, Ted Turner, then head of a successful Atlanta-based outdoor advertising firm, purchased WJRJ-Atlanta, Channel 17, a small, struggling UHF station, and renamed it WTCG, for parent company Turner Communications Group. Through careful programming acquisitions, Turner guided the station to success. In December 1976, WTCG originated the "superstation" concept, transmitting via satellite to cable systems. Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) in Cincinnati, Ohio[1]) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Ultra high frequency (UHF) designates a range (band) of electromagnetic waves whose frequency is between 300 MHz and 3. ... For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... 6 or 15cm outside diameter, oil-cooled cables, traversing the Grand Coulee Dam throughout. ...


In 1979, the company changed its name to Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and the call letters of its flagship entertainment network to WTBS. In 1980, the company broke new ground with the launch of CNN, the first 24-hour all-news network, forever changing the way the world saw breaking news. The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ...


In 1984, Turner launched Cable Music Channel, his competition to MTV. The channel was short-lived, but helped mold and launch the original (but now changed) format of VH1. Cable Music Channel was an all music video channel created by Ted Turner and launched in 1984 by Turner Broadcasting System, providing the first national competition to MTV. The channel was created following the success of Night Tracks, TBSs weekend music video block. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...


Turner expanded its presence in film production and distribution, first with the 1991 purchase of Hanna-Barbera Productions. New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment would be acquired three years later. Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... New Line Cinema, founded in 1967, is one of the major American film studios. ... The Castle Rock Entertainment logo. ...


Turner Broadcasting has grown at a phenomenal pace and now consists of the following networks and businesses: TBS, Turner Network Television (TNT), Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), Boomerang, TNT Europe, Cartoon Network Europe, Court TV, Pogo, TNT Latin America, Cartoon Network Latin America, TNT & Cartoon Network/Asia Pacific, Cartoon Network Japan, Cable News Network (CNN), Headline News, CNN Pipeline, CNN International, CNN en Espanol, CNN Airport Network, CNN en Espanol Radio, CNN.com, CNN Newsource, CNN+, and CNN Turk. TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... This article is about the wooden implement. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ... Pogo as drawn by Walt Kelly. ... TNT Latin America is a Time Warner television network based in Latin America and the Caribbean. ... In Japan, Cartoon Network is broadcast on the SKY PerfecTV! platform, cable, and on broadband TV platforms. ... CNN or Cable News Network is a cable television network that was founded in 1980 by Ted Turner & Reese Schonfeld [1]. It is a division of the Turner Broadcasting System, owned by Time Warner. ... Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States and Canada. ... Screenshot of the CNN Pipeline program running on Windows XP. CNN Pipeline is an English language video news service providing both live and on-demand video to subscribers computers via broadband Internet connections. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... CNN en Espa ol is a division of Cable News Network (CNN) broadcasting world news in Spanish 24 hours a day from CNNs global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. ... CNN Airport Network is a specialized television network and division of Cable News Network (CNN) broadcasting general news, weather, stock market updates and features to airports across North America. ... CNN.com is the news website maintained by CNN. The website debuted on August 30, 1995, and it describes itself as the first major news and information website on the Internet. ... CNN Newsource is an affiliation video-relay service from CNN. The service is subscription based, and provides CNN content to television stations affiliated with CNN, including terrestrial stations and international stations. ... CNN+ (CNN Plus) is a Spanish 24-hour television news channel launched in 1999 by Sogecable and Turner Broadcasting. ... CNN Turk is the Turkish version of the popular cable news channel CNN. External links CNN Turk home page Categories: Television stubs | 24-hour television news channels ...


TBS, Inc. is the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry and employs more than 8,000 people worldwide.


Jamie Kellner became chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting in spring of 2001 . In 2003, Philip Kent took Kellner's place and is now currently chairman. The former The WB Network was brought to the fold in 2001 during Kellner's watch, but returned to Warner Bros. in 2003 with the departure of Kellner. Jamie Kellner is an American television executive. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The WB Television Network is a television network in the United States, founded as a joint venture between the Warner Bros. ... “WB” redirects here. ...


In early 2006, the company sold Turner South to Fox Cable Networks creating SportSouth, a regional sports channel. Fox assumed control of the network on May 1, and at the beginning of the newest NHL season, rebranded it as SportSouth, coincidentally the former name of FSN South when Turner owned the network in partnership with Liberty Media, from its founding in 1990, until 1997. Turner South is a popular regional cable tv network that shows sports and variety programming. ... Fox Entertainment Group is an American entertainment industry company that owns film studios and terrestrial, cable, and direct broadcast satellite television properties. ... SportSouth is a regional sports network in the United States, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... SportSouth is a regional sports network in the United States, with its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. ... The regional sports network now known as FSN South (longform Fox Sports Net South) had its origins as the Turner Broadcasting System network SportSouth. ... The Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate. ...


In May 2006, Turner Broadcasting, which already owned 50% of Court TV, purchased the remaining half from Liberty Media. For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ... The Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate. ...


Also in May 2006, Ted Turner attended his last meeting as a board member of Time Warner and officially bid adieu to the legacy he created at Turner Broadcasting. Time Warner Inc. ...


In August 2006, Turner Broadcasting, along with Boomerang UK, volunteered to edit and censor most of the Hanna-Barbera shows after Ofcom UK received a complaint that the cigar smoking in a Tom & Jerry short was inappropriate.[1] For omission and secrecy, see censorship. ... For other uses, see Cigar (disambiguation). ... The cigarette is the most common method of smoking tobacco. ...


Boston bomb scare

On January 31, 2007 Interference Inc., an advertising firm retained by Turner Broadcasting System Inc., placed several devices around the city of Boston, Massachusetts, and several other communities around the Boston metropolitan area as part of an advertising campaign. LED advertisement featuring the character Ignignokt (from ATHF), as seen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... “Boston” redirects here. ...


The dozen or so devices were discovered throughout the day by concerned citizens and SWAT teams and prompted a massive metro-wide bomb scare as more and more devices were discovered. Turner confirmed the packages had been placed as part of a guerrilla marketing campaign, and a statement released by Turner Broadcasting clarified that the packages were in fact magnetic lights, not bombs. Two Boston-area men, Sean Stevens and Peter Berdovsky, who had been hired to place the devices by Interference Inc and Turner Broadcasting Systems, were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and "placing a hoax device." This article is about Special Weapons and Tactics. ...


Adding to the bizarre nature of the incident, as late as 1 p.m. on January 31st, CNN.com was reporting the incident as a "bomb scare", despite the fact that CNN and Turner Broadcasting are owned by the same parent company, Time Warner Inc. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, Boston Mayor Tom Menino, and other interested parties seemed to regain their sense of humor about the incident as soon as Philip I. Kent offered to compensate the city and other affected agencies for their expenses, although one or another individuals at Turner Broadcasting Systems would appear to be guilty of conspiracy to place the hoax devices.


According to Massachusetts law, a "hoax device" is "any object that a reasonable person might assume to be infernal" (explosive), and is a felony punishable by up to five years imprisonment. (Source: Jan Freeman, The Boston Globe, Ideas section, "The Word" February 4, 2007)


On Feb. 2, 2007 Turner Broadcasting System apologized to Boston-area residents for the security scare that had bomb squads checking out electronic signs that were part of a nationwide marketing campaign for its subsidiary Cartoon Network, according to NewsMax.com. Phil Kent, Turner's chairman and CEO, made the apology in full-page ads in Boston newspapers for "the confusion and inconvenience". "We never intended this outcome and certainly did not set out to perpetrate a hoax. What we did is inadvertently cause a great American city to deal with the unintended impact of this marketing campaign. For this, we are deeply sorry."[2] NewsMax. ...


On Monday, February 5, Turner Broadcasting agreed to pay $2 million dollars to the city of Boston and surrounding communities affected by the bomb scare. $1 million dollars will be used to reimburse agencies involved in the event and the other $1 million will go to fund Homeland Security.


Jim Samples, president of the Cartoon Network, resigned on Feburay 9, 2007 after being network president for 5 years.


Current Assets

Information from Turner's website.[3][4]


U.S. Domestic

News

The Cable News Network, commonly known as CNN, is a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. ... Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States and Canada. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ...

Entertainment

TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... For the Canadian channel, see CourtTV Canada The Courtroom Television Network, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner that launched on July 1, 1991. ...

Interactive/Broadband Sites

Categories: Sports stubs | Golf associations | Golf terminology ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... GameTap is a subscription-based video game service by Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). ... Super Deluxe is an ad-supported online broadband service provided by Turner Broadcasting. ... Screenshot from The Smoking Gun The Smoking Gun is a website that posts legal documents, arrest records, and police mugshots on a daily basis. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Screenshot of the CNN Pipeline program running on Windows XP. CNN Pipeline is an English language video news service providing both live and on-demand video to subscribers computers via broadband Internet connections. ... CNN.com is the news website maintained by CNN. The website debuted on August 30, 1995, and it describes itself as the first major news and information website on the Internet. ...

Animation

For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. ... Adult Swim is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ...

International

News

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... CNN en Español is a division of Cable News Network (CNN) broadcasting world news in Spanish 24 hours a day from CNNs global headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. ... An Indian TV news channel lauched in 2005 by TV-18 in tie-up with CNN. Rajdeep Sardesai is the chief editor. ... TV18 or Television Eighteen India Limited is Indias #1 Business News Medium. ... n-tv is a German television news channel owned by the RTL Group. ... CNN Türk is the Turkish version of the popular cable news channel CNN. CNN Türk is a nationwide channel broadcasting exclusively in Turkey, owned by Time Warner and Dogan Medya Grubu, broadcasting since October 11, 1999. ...

Entertainment

TCM may mean: Traditional Chinese Medicine Turner Classic Movies, a cable TV channel owned by Time Warner which primarily features classic MGM, RKO and Warner Brothers films trajectory correction maneuver — see Mars Climate Orbiter tightly-coupled memory, computer memory that is shared between multiple processors in a multi-processor system... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... China Entertainment Television (CETV) is a Mandarin Chinese-language satellite television channel in the Greater China region, owned jointly by the Hong Kong-based TOM Group (majority shareholder) and the United States’ TBS Networks (36% shareholder). ... Infinito is the 8th studio album from italian rock band Litfiba and the last one to feature historical vocalist Piero Pelù. It remains the bands best selling album up to date and the only one to reach 1. ... Retro is a Latin American Cable Television Network with 24 hour classic programming including movies and popular classic TV Series. ... Nuts TV is a forthcoming television channel from Nuts magazine. ...

Animation

For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Mediaset is an Italian commercial television network. ... Boomerang is the name of at least four television networks owned by Cartoon Network. ... Cartoonito is a British preschool television channel in the UK and will be in both English and French. ... Cartoon Network TOO (CN Too for short) is a new spin off television channel aimed at 4-17 year olds, that airs a mixture of original and modern classic cartoons from the Cartoon Cartoons umbrella of programming until May 24, 2007 where the channel shows the same shows from Cartoon... Pogo TV India Turner Internationals childrens channel for India, Pogo has now become a family entertainer through the Cable television. ...

References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5271470.stm
  2. ^ "Turner Broadcasting CEO Apologizes to Boston". NewsMax.com, Feb. 2, 2007.
  3. ^ http://www.turner.com/about/networks_and_businesses.html
  4. ^ http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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