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Sept. 23, 1995
Turner Says He Doesn’t Want Orion: The chairman of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. said his company is not interested in buying any of the major television networks or troubled Orion Pictures Corp.
March 4, 1992
Several complications in the corporate structure of Time Warner Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. mean that whether the companies complete the biggest entertainment merger of the summer is not merely up to Gerald Levin and Ted Turner.
Aug. 31, 1995
Cable: Turner Broadcasting System Inc. will consider at its mid-February board meeting whether to launch a 24-hour sports news network to challenge Capital Cities/ABC Inc.’
Jan. 16, 1996
Turner Broadcasting System Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are holding “serious” discussions about Microsoft acquiring a $1-billion to $2-billion stake in Turner that in turn would help the broadcasting company make a bid for CBS Inc., executives involved in the talks said Friday.
Aug. 12, 1995
In the latest of a string of mega-mergers transforming the entertainment world, the boards of Time Warner Inc. and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. on Friday approved a $7.4-billion merger that would create the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world.
Former Turner Exec to Head Marvel: Marvel Entertainment Group Inc., as expected, named Scott Sassa, formerly head of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.’
Oct. 24, 1996
Awards
The management shakeup continues at Time Warner Inc.’s Turner Broadcasting unit.
Aug. 5, 2013
Ted Turner Wins Top Prize: Ted Turner, chairman and president of Turner Broadcasting Systems Inc., will receive the 1990 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism and Telecommunications, Arizona State University announced Monday.
Oct. 9, 1990
Time TBS Holdings Inc., a unit of Time Inc., has agreed to purchase 959,901 Turner Broadcasting System Inc. class B shares for $15 each.
June 29, 1988