How Ted Turner went from cinema’s “butcher” to its champion

When Turner acquired MGM’s library, along with Warner Bros.’ pre-1948 titles, he also became a custodian of American ...

The Man Who Made Cable Cool

While he didn’t dream up the concept of cable TV or even launch its first culturally significant network — HBO gets that ...
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Ted Turner, CNN founder, dies at 87

Ted Turner, the pioneering media executive who transformed global broadcasting by launching 24-hour television news and building a vast cable empire, has died at the age of 87.A family spokesman ...
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Ted Turner, CNN founder and Captain Planet co-creator, dies at 87

The cable TV pioneer who launched 24-hour news, built networks like CNN, TBS, and Cartoon Network, and co-created an animated ...

Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87

As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment ...

Ted Turner, maverick media mogul and CNN founder, dies at 87

Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media ...
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Ted Turner never forgot Cincinnati, where he started his media career selling newspapers

The cable TV pioneer and CNN founder, who died Wednesday at 87, lived his first nine years on Gholson Avenue in Avondale. His ...

CNN Founder Ted Turner Dead at 87

Ted Turner, the outspoken media pioneer who launched CNN and ushered in the era of 24-hour global news, died Wednesday at 87, ...

Ted Turner, media mogul who founded CNN, dead at 87

Ted Turner, the media mogul behind CNN, which revolutionized TV news as the first 24-hour cable network, died Wednesday at 87 ...

Ted Turner, ‘Mouth of the South’ Who Founded CNN, Dead at 87

“Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own ...

Ted Turner Dies: CNN Founder Was 87

Media maverick Ted Turner has died at the age of 87. Turner was the founder of CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and launched TBS, TNT, Turner Classic Movies, and Cartoon Network through his ...

Ted Turner, Maverick Mogul and CNN Founder, Dies at 87

He built a "superstation" into a media empire, owned a baseball team, married Jane Fonda and donated $1 billion to the United ...