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Turner Adds Digital Streaming to Its Programming Plans New shows will be live-streamed via TV Everywhere

True to its word, Turner unveiled a solid slate of scripted and unscripted shows at its upfront presentation on Wednesday morning, as well as a major digital initiative: TNT and…

May 15, 2013, 11:43 AM EDT

Adult Swim Greenlights Mike Tyson Show, Renews 17 Including Controversial Loiter Squad Slate features Galifianakis and Dan Harmon's Rick and Morty

UPDATED: Turner's Adult Swim has greenlit five new series, including a show from retired heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson called Mike Tyson's Mysteries, from Warner Bros. Animation (Warner Bros. owns Turner).…

May 10, 2013, 10:07 AM EDT

Digital Sales Chief Out at Turner Walker Jacobs departs after six years

Walker Jacobs is out at Turner. The veteran digital executive, who most recently held the title of evp of Turner Digital, resigned today, according to sources. Jacobs had been with the…

May 9, 2013, 1:57 PM EDT

Funny or Die Preparing Massive Rollout for New HTC Branded Short New Turner partnership gives Web video maker broader reach

Turner announced at last year's upfront presentation that it would take a stake in Web comedy portal Funny or Die, handling the company's ad sales. Now, with the deal done…

April 11, 2013, 1:29 PM EDT

How AT&T Is Owning March Madness on Twitter Partnership with NCAA, Turner puts brand constantly in the game

Many brands—Capital One, Dove Men's Care, Nike and Buick, to name a few—were at the ready last weekend for March Madness, purchasing Promoted Tweets in real time around the ups…

March 28, 2013, 4:47 PM EDT

David Levy Pushes Unscripted Shows on Turner Networks TBS and TNT

David Levy’s relaxation technique is pretty simple. “Every time I get too stressed I look out across here and there’s not an ad in sight,” he said, gesturing to the…

March 24, 2013, 11:38 PM EDT

Bewkes on TV Everywhere: 'It's An Offer They Can't Refuse' Time Warner chief talks subscription VOD, CNN to investors at UBS conference

Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes is always a good interview when you're talking about television, and today at the UBS conference at the Grand Hyatt in Midtown Manhattan, he had…

December 4, 2012, 5:00 PM EST

Discovery App Looks to Own TV Experience Matcha.tv inks partnerships with HBO, Turner, other programmers

The war for control of the TV screen, specifically the battle over which company or companies will own the user interface—and by default, the relationship with the average viewer—has only…

September 21, 2012, 3:36 PM EDT

NBCU Consolidates Ad Sales Under Yaccarino A year after taking the cable reins, exec adds broadcast to her portfolio

Less than a year after being tapped to lead NBCUniversal’s cable and digital ad sales efforts, Linda Yaccarino is assuming oversight of the company’s broadcast sales business. In her new role…

September 19, 2012, 1:12 PM EDT

Ratings for TNT's 'The Closer' Show Rapid Pickup as Age Increases Show's sweet spot seems to be between 50 and 54

TNT shut the door on The Closer on on Monday night, with more than nine million fans tuning in to see the series off—about seven million of whom were 50…

August 14, 2012, 5:29 PM EDT

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