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Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world. Turner brands and businesses include CNN/U.S., CNN Headline News, CNN International and CNN.com; TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, truTV, Peachtree TV and Turner Sports; Cartoon Network and Boomerang; and Adult Swim, GameTap and Super Deluxe.
Number of Employees 9,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code : 517510
Recent Events
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Acquisitions head Katz leaving Turner
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New principals named for six schools
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Home Depot worker charged in scam, fired
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The outcome of Metros bitter rezoning lawsuit may hinge upon a Nashville political scions testimony
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New sergeant harbinger of change
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Bewkes looking to extend TV Everywhere
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Scandal-hit Birmingham, Ala., says finances stable
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Turner to launch TruTV in Asia
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Aecon awarded $196 million contract for Union Station Platform Renewal
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Ruby Red names Grayston as president, CEO
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Venice city manager reorganizes jobs
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The End Of the Upfront … As We Know It.(broadcasters kickstart marketing upfronts to sell advertising spots)
By Mike Reynolds For Programmers, Selling Ads Becomes Year-Round Event For some, the first sign of spring is a sighting of a robin, or hearing the crack of the bat against a baseball. For media buyers on...
Theatrical wrap-up. (Through the Wire).(Turner Network Television and TBS Superstation report strong ratings for movies)(Brief Article)
Turner Network Television and TBS Superstation have invested hundreds of millions in films over the years, a strategy that paid Nielsen dividends in 2002. The services combined to air 12 of the most-watched theatricals during 2002, led by TNT's Jan. 4 presentation...
WWF Pinned WCW Deal On the Cheap.(World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling)(Brief Article)
It was only four years ago that World Championship Wrestling produced the top-rated show on basic cable and beat its main rival, the World Wresting Federation, on a weekly basis. And when World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc. acquired WCW from Turner Broadcasting...
Five blind mice HOW THE BIG CABLE NETS LOST THEIR WAY.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
finishing first in the cable Nielsens was a huge event at Lifetime Television. For the first time in its history, the women's network beat out every other basic-cable network in prime time household ratings. Less than two years after her arrival at the women's cable network,...
Cable Nets Spin Reality, Sitcoms.(Comedy Central Inc., USA Networks Inc.)
PASADENA, CALIF. -- Comedy Central soon will debut an anti-sitcom sitcom about President Bush from the creators of South Park -- a comedy with abortion- and execution-themed episodes. Also this spring, USA Network will air Eco-Challenge Borneo, a reality show in which...
Turner Meets with SFX on WCW.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Hoping to pump some life in to its fading World Championship Wrestling unit, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. executives met recently with live-event promoters SFX Entertainment Inc. Turner Sports spokesman Greg Hughes said executives discussed "promotional opportunities" with SFX. ...
WWF Leaves WCW Wheezing on Mat.
Paul Armentano contributed to this report. Turner Broadcasting System Inc.'s attempts last fall to revive its struggling World Championship Wrestling with new management and writers have backfired. WCW is posting its lowest ratings on Turner Network...
WCW Slams Chief Amid Ratings Slide.(World Championship Wrestling, Eric Bischoff loses job)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Turner Broadcasting System Inc.-owned World Championship Wrestling has tossed president Eric Bischoff out of the ring. His replacement, executive vice president Bill Busch, must try to get WCW to reassert its pay-per-view and basic cable strength against the archrival World Wrestling...
`Seinfeld' Rerun Rights Ready to Go
Los ANGELES -- Columbia TriStar TV Distribution could decide by this week which cable network will secure the pricey off-network rights to Se/n Seinfeld, with Turner Broadcasting System Inc., USA Network and Comedy Central all interested in the show. FX had been mentioned...
TNT, Nick lead second-quarter ratings. (Turner Network Television; Nickelodeon Nick at Nite)
Spurred by the National Basketball Association playoffs, Turner Network Television won the cable primetime ratings race for the second quarter, while Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite continued its round-the-clock domination by ranking No. 1 in 24-hour ratings by a wide margin. TNT led in primetime...
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