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Turner Broadcasting System
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Turner hires Indian entertainment chief
Turner Broadcasting System’s Indian channels group has a new senior director and network chief for…
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ProSiebenSat.1’s Pirker to join Turner
ProSiebenSat.1 Media exec Benjamin Pirker is joining Turner Broadcasting System in Germany. Pirker will be…
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Turner, FTV try on Dimensionpants
Turner Broadcasting System and France Télévisions are among new buyers of DHX Media-sold toon Dr….
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Turner poaches AMC’s Tzimas for CEE
Turner Broadcasting System has named Dominik Tzimas as distribution director, central and eastern Europe and Russia,…
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News brief: Turner channels launch on SingTel
Seven Turner Broadcasting System channels are launching on the SingTel mio platform in Singapore. Kids…
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Toonami to launch in Thailand
Turner Broadcasting System kids channel Toonami is to launch in Thailand. Turner Broadcasting System Asia…
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Turner ups distribution pair
Turner Broadcasting System has promoted a pair of executives in its domestic distribution division. John…
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Brazil’s TNT adapting Israeli sex industry drama
Turner Broadcasting System’s Brazilian channel TNT is creating local version of Israeli drama Allenby. The…
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Turner ties up Toot the Tiny Tugboat
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired UK pay TV rights for Toot the Tiny Tugboat the…
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Turner lines up $590m Ten offer
Time Warner is set to make an offer worth A$680 million (US$590 million) through its…
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Time Warner restructuring costs to hit $400m
Time Warner has spent US$346 million on restructuring and redundancy costs to date this year….
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Ex-Fox chief Reilly lands Turner CCO role
Former Fox network chief Kevin Reilly has joined Turner Broadcasting System as president of cable…
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Boomerang ties up Jungle Bunch
Turner Broadcasting System’s newly-refocused Boomerang family channel has acquired pay TV rights in Europe and…
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Branco, Coffin expand Turner roles
Turner Broadcasting has added responsibility for the African market to its French market chief Pierre…
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Turner feels Oh!K about Asian channel launch
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific’s upcoming channel, Oh!K, has scored a volume deal with Korean…
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Turner slashes workforce, some international cuts
Turner Broadcasting System is slashing 1,475 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting initiative. Most…
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Sky 1 looks to TNT’s Legends
UK satellite channel Sky 1 HD has acquired TNT cop drama Legends. The deal with…
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Asia’s WarnerTV swoops for Gotham
Buzzy Batman origin story drama Gotham will be “fast-tracked” into Asia after pay channel WarnerTV…
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Analysts predict Fox/Time Warner ‘bloodbath’
Analysts have warned of a “bloodbath” and rising pay TV costs for US consumers should…
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Miller fills Snyder’s role as Cartoon Network president
Christina Miller has been named president and general manager of Turner Broadcasting System-owned channels Cartoon…
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Turner names Africa entertainment channels chief
Turner Broadcasting System has appointed Gulliermo Farré to the new role of head of general entertainment…
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Turner moves Asia Pac exec to Cartoon Network US
Turner Broadcasting System has named one of its Asia Pacific kids programming bosses as VP,…
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Turner’s Zeiler joins CME board
Turner Broadcasting System’s international boss Gerhard Zeiler has joined the board of directors at embattled…
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Turner overhaul continues with Koonin exit
Changes at the top of Turner Broadcasting System continue apace with Turner Entertainment Networks president…
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Turner poaches BBC Worldwide’s McDonough
Turner Broadcasting System has poached BBC Worldwide’s Ian McDonough to lead its new Northern Europe…
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News brief: Turner takes Mr Bean toon
Turner Broadcasting System has acquired season two of the Mr Bean Animated Series from Endemol…
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Cartoon Network goes Over the Garden Wall
Cartoon Network has unveiled it latest programming, which includes its first ever animated event miniseries,…
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Cartoon Network president Snyder exiting
Cartoon Network president Stu Snyder is exiting the Turner Broadcasting System-owned kids channel after six…
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Richard Rowe exits Turner for DHX
Richard Rowe has exited Turner Broadcasting System EMEA’s original children’s TV commissioning team to join…
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Turner hires EMEA finance boss from Time Out
Turner International has recruited Aksel van der Wal (pictured) as senior VP, finance, for its…