CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies At 87
CNN founder Ted Turner died Wednesday at the age of 87. CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson confirmed Turner’s death in a statement, calling him the “presiding spirit of CNN.” “Ted was an intensely involved and…
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About Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. was an American television and media conglomerate founded by Ted Turner in 1965. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner on October 10, 1996. As of April 2022, all of its assets were absorbed into Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The headquarters of Turner's properties were largely located at the CNN Center in Downtown Atlanta, and the Turner Broadcasting campus off Techwood Drive in Midtown Atlanta, which also houses Techwood Studios. Some of their operations were housed within WBD's corporate and global headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan's West Side district, and at 230 Park Avenue South in Midtown Manhattan, both in New York City, respectively.
Everything about Turner Broadcasting System →- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- CNN Center
- Inception
- 1965, 1970
- Website
- https://www.international.tbs.com, http://www.turner.com/