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63-644: Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R ) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in August 2012 for $ 175 million. In March 2018, Bleacher Report and Turner Sports launched B/R Live, a subscription video streaming service featuring live broadcasts of several major sports events. Bleacher Report

126-581: A board member of Time Warner and officially parted with the company. On October 5, 2007, Turner Broadcasting System completed the acquisition of Claxson Interactive Pay Television Networks in Latin America. On March 2, 2009, Turner launched Real , the company's first Hindi GEC, in India as a joint venture between it and Alva Brothers Entertainment, which it had partnered with before for content on Cartoon Network India and Pogo TV . The joint venture

189-579: A group of regional sports networks plus stakes in Game Show Network and MLB Network to Turner from AT&T Communications . In December 2018, Turner Broadcasting sold the rights to the brand and its pre-2008 original programming library of defunct cable network Court TV (which relaunched as truTV in 2008) to Katz Broadcasting , with plans to re-launch it as an over-the-air digital network in May 2019. On March 4, 2019, AT&T announced

252-414: A lack of diversity at the company. Lenny Daniels, president of Turner Sports, would take over as CEO. In March 2018, Bleacher Report announced a new internet television service known as B/R Live. The service features original studio programming, as well as live event coverage from Turner properties and other sources, including NBA League Pass , all UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches,

315-476: A leading marketplace position and a valued consumer destination. The site will continue to innovate and provide users and sports fans with branded news and information. With our expansive digital rights and resources, Turner will further ensure Bleacher Report's continued growth and success. Nemetz continued with the company for eight months after the acquisition, going on to advise and invest in other media platforms including Elite Daily and Bustle . As part of

378-517: A major reorganization of its broadcasting assets to effectively dissolve Turner Broadcasting System. Its assets are to be dispersed across multiple units of WarnerMedia, including the newly created WarnerMedia Entertainment and WarnerMedia News & Sports. WarnerMedia Entertainment would consist of HBO , TBS, TNT, TruTV, and an upcoming direct-to-consumer video service (led by former NBC entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt ), while WarnerMedia News & Sports would consist of CNN, Turner Sports, and

441-630: A match play golf event between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson . Meant as a pay-per-view event, the PPV system struggled to keep up with demand, prompting B/R Live to stream the event for free instead, and all buyers being offered refunds. B/R Live was shut down and merged into the Bleacher Report app in June 2021. In September 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery revisited the concept of a Bleacher Report-branded streaming platform, announcing that it would brand

504-686: A month. Bleacher Report announced the completion of a round of Series A funding on the occasion of its public launch in February 2008. The undisclosed sum came from Hillsven Capital, Transcoast Capital, and Vimeo founder Jakob Lodwick. Eight months later, in October 2008, Bleacher Report secured $ 3.5 million in Series B funding from Hillsven, Gordon Crawford, and SoftTech VC . Under the Turner corporate umbrella, Finocchio remains at Bleacher Report as

567-493: A partnership with All Elite Wrestling to be the exclusive home to their pay-per-view events in the U.S., as well as parent company Turner having broadcasting rights to AEW Dynamite and AEW Rampage . Bleacher Report's sale to Time Warner (via Turner Sports ) was announced on August 6, 2012. Under the terms of the deal, Grey, Finocchio, Calacci, and CTO Sam Parnell all assumed official Turner Sports titles while retaining their management responsibilities at Bleacher Report. In

630-438: A press release announcing the purchase, Turner president of sales, distribution, and sports David Levy cited the site's rapid growth and loyal user base as key factors in his company's decision to make a deal—and also alluded to the potential value of Bleacher Report's multimedia platform as an outlet for Turner's various video resources: As brand builders and content providers, we were attracted to Bleacher Report's fast growth to

693-420: A wide set of units including corporate positions. On August 14, 2015, it was announced that Turner Broadcasting had acquired a majority stake in iStreamPlanet , a Las Vegas-based video streaming services company, in an effort to bolster its over-the-top programming and shift its core technology infrastructure to the cloud. iStreamPlanet is a direct competitor of Major League Baseball Advanced Media . The deal

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756-461: Is considered its own network according to Nielsen due to Adult Swim and Cartoon Network's differing demographics. In 2002, Turner started a joint venture with Zee Entertainment Enterprises known as Zee Turner for distribution of their channels in India. In 2003, Philip I. Kent succeeded Jamie Kellner as chairman. Operational duties for The WB were transferred by Time Warner from Warner Bros. to Turner Broadcasting during 2001, while Kellner

819-503: Is known for several pioneering innovations in U.S. multichannel television , including its satellite uplink of local Atlanta independent station WTCG channel 17 as TBS —one of the first national " superstations ", and its establishment of the Cable News Network ( CNN )—the first 24-hour news channel . It later launched a sister cable network, TNT ; the professional wrestling promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW),

882-593: The AT&;T SportsNet regional networks (which would be led by CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker ). Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Boomerang, and Turner Classic Movies would be moved under Warner Bros. Entertainment via the new "Global Kids & Young Adults" business unit. Although AT&T did not specify any timetable for the changes, WarnerMedia had already begun to remove references to Turner Broadcasting in corporate communications, with press releases referring to its networks as being "divisions of WarnerMedia". However,

945-896: 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 are 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. Turner

1008-592: The Monday Night War against the World Wrestling Federation (WWF)'s Monday Night Raw . Three years later, TBS Superstation began airing WCW Thunder . On October 10, 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with Time Warner Entertainment , a company formed in 1990 by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications, and which had held 20% of Turner Broadcasting System in the past. Through this merger, Warner Bros. had regained

1071-709: The PGA Championship , NCAA championships, the National Lacrosse League , and The Spring League . B/R Live offers both subscription and per-event pricing, and will also support the NBA's planned microtransaction service to allow users to purchase five-minute look-ins of a live game. B/R Live also streams all of the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) pay-per-view events. On November 23, 2018, the service streamed The Match: Tiger vs. Phil ,

1134-610: The World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 2001. On June 14, 2018, Time Warner, including Turner Broadcasting System, was acquired by telecom firm AT&T and re-branded WarnerMedia. After the purchase, "Turner" was phased out as a corporate brand, and the company was broken-up on March 4, 2019, as its properties were dispersed into either WarnerMedia Entertainment (TBS, TNT, and TruTV ), WarnerMedia News & Sports (CNN, Turner Sports , and AT&T SportsNet ), or brought directly under Warner Bros. ( Cartoon Network , Adult Swim , and Turner Classic Movies ). On August 10, 2020,

1197-439: The content farm model in 2010, Bleacher Report has been the subject of continued criticism for its exploitation of unpaid contributors, its blanket policy prohibiting writers from breaking their own news, and its high-volume production of low-quality, search-optimized slideshow content. These critiques found their strongest voice to date in an October 2012 SF Weekly article, in which tech columnist and entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa

1260-670: The 1991 purchase of the Hanna-Barbera and Ruby-Spears animation studios during a competitive bid with MCA / Universal , Hallmark Cards , and several other corporations. On December 22, 1993, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Castle Rock Entertainment . Turner Broadcasting System purchased New Line Cinema a month later. Turner Broadcasting System launched Cartoon Network on October 1, 1992, followed by Turner Classic Movies (TCM) on April 14, 1994. In September 1995, Turner Broadcasting System began airing World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s Monday Nitro on TNT, beginning

1323-456: The 24,000 households outside of the 675,000 in Atlanta was receiving coast-to-coast. WTCG became a so-called Superstation and created a precedent of today's basic cable television . HBO had gone to satellite transmissions to distribute its signal nationally in 1975, but that was a service that cable subscribers were made to pay extra to receive. Ted Turner's innovation signaled the start of

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1386-524: The CEO. Goldberg and Nemetz transitioned out of their respective VP roles during the integration process. Freund left the company in 2009. A Series C round in December 2010, led by Crosslink Capital , netted an additional $ 10.5 million. Bleacher Report named Brian Grey as its chief executive officer in 2010. Grey came to Bleacher Report from leadership roles at Fox Sports Interactive and Yahoo! Sports. In

1449-569: The NDTV branding from the channels. Turner sold Imagine Showbiz to Reliance Broadcast Network in 2011. On August 26, 2010, Turner Broadcasting took full control of Chilevisión, a television channel owned by the President of Chile Sebastián Piñera . On September 8, 2011, Turner Broadcasting System acquired LazyTown Entertainment , the producer of the TV series LazyTown . On April 12, 2012, it

1512-654: The Turner logo was still used at its building in Atlanta , Georgia even after the company's dissolution in March 2019 until it was removed in October 2019. On August 10, 2020, WarnerMedia restructured several of its units in a major corporate revamp that resulted in TBS, TNT and TruTV being brought back under the same umbrella as Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Boomerang and TCM, under a consolidation of WarnerMedia Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment's respective assets that formed

1575-683: The U.S./Canadian distribution rights to the RKO Pictures library. Turner Entertainment Co. was founded on August 2, 1986. Turner Program Services ("TPS"), a subsidiary under the Turner umbrella, began domestic syndication of all of the properties acquired under the final disposition of the MGM deal with Kerkorian. TPS inherited over 5,000 program orders (executed, letters of intent) to have domestic syndication agreements prepared and sent in order to "formally" contractually license films for airing on domestic, free-over-the-air television stations throughout

1638-512: The United States. The contractual "back-log" was caught up by the end of 1989, while still administering to all of a domestic television station's syndication needs. In 1987, top-rated television network NBC was considered bidding for a piece of the company in an effort to enter the cable business, but the deal was never materialized. In 1989, TBS Management Company, under the leadership of Charles Shultz (Ted's first company controller at

1701-677: The WarnerMedia Entertainment and Warner Bros. Entertainment assets were merged to form WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Group. As of 2020, AT&T reported the financial results for WarnerMedia's ad-supported cable networks under the Turner business unit, while also using the term " the TNets " to refer to the group of TBS, TNT, and TruTV in press releases. On April 8, 2022, WarnerMedia merged with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery , and almost all of both companies' ad-supported cable networks were brought under

1764-631: The acquisition. MGM/UA Entertainment was sold back to Kirk Kerkorian. The MGM/UA Studio lot in Culver City was sold to Lorimar-Telepictures . Turner kept MGM's pre-May 1986 film and television library as well as the Associated Artists Productions library (the pre-1950 Warner Bros. film library and the Fleischer Studios / Famous Studios Popeye cartoons originally released by Paramount Pictures ), and

1827-561: The animation-centered Cartoon Network (which later spawned an adult-oriented night-time sister network in the form of Adult Swim , as well as the classic-cartoon channel Boomerang ), and the classic-movie channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM). Turner South —a network devoted to regional sports and southern lifestyle programming—was launched by Turner in 1999, but was later sold to Fox Sports Networks in 2006 to form SportSouth . The same year, it acquired Liberty Media 's stake in their joint venture Court TV . WCW assets were later sold to

1890-480: The basic cable revolution. In 1979, the company changed its name to Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and the call letters of its main entertainment channel to WTBS. On June 1, 1980, Cable News Network (CNN) was launched at 5:00 p.m. EDT becoming the first 24-hour news cable channel . The husband and wife team of Dave Walker and Lois Hart news anchored the first newscast. Burt Reinhardt , then executive vice president of CNN, hired most of

1953-540: The business into radio and television. Turner Broadcasting System as a formal entity was incorporated in Georgia on May 12, 1965. In 1970, Ted Turner purchased WJRJ-Atlanta, Channel 17, a small, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) station, and renamed it WTCG, for parent company Turner Communications Group. During December 1976, WTCG originated the "superstation" concept, transmitting via satellite to cable systems. On December 17, 1976, at 1:00 pm, WTCG Channel 17's signal

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2016-400: The channel's first 200 employees and 25-member staff including Bernard Shaw , the network's first news anchor . In 1981, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Brut Productions from Faberge Inc. Also in 1981, WTBS began its usage of "Turner Time" in June 1981, in which programming began at five minutes after the top and bottom of each hour, instead of the broadcasting norm of beginning at

2079-505: The combined WarnerMedia Studios & Networks Group unit. Casey Bloys—who has been with WarnerMedia since 2004 (as director of development at HBO Independent Productions), and was eventually elevated to President of Programming at HBO and Cinemax in May 2016—added oversight of WarnerMedia's basic cable networks and HBO Max to his purview. On April 8, 2022, WarnerMedia was divested by AT&T and merged with Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). All linear networks owned by

2142-724: The company, besides CNN, Turner Sports, HBO, and Magnolia Network , are overseen by Kathleen Finch as head of Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks, which resulted in Brett Weitz being removed as general manager of TBS, TNT, and TruTV after 14 years with the networks. The News and Sports division was also split up into separate CNN Worldwide and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports divisions, with the latter being renamed to TNT Sports in 2023 but also including Discovery's sports properties such as Eurosport . Note: These assets were temporarily part of Turner Entertainment Networks & Warner Bros. under WarnerMedia Studios & Networks within

2205-406: The concerns of its early critics by making substantive reforms to its editorial and personnel policies in 2010 and 2011. These reforms were aimed chiefly at the mechanics of Bleacher Report's Writer Program, with emphasis on enhancing quality and credibility by doing the following: Although some detractors likened such changes "to spritzing a little room deodorizer after leaving a steaming deposit in

2268-641: The first episode of The Champions , an animated show involving the current Champions League members of that season. There are currently seven seasons of the show. In February 2019, Turner announced a deal with casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation to open a Bleacher Report studio at the Caesars Palace sportsbook , from which the site would produce sports betting -oriented content. Later that month, it named Mittman as CEO, following Finocchio's resignation. In June 2020, Mittman resigned as CEO of Bleacher Report, following staff concerns regarding

2331-420: The first year of Grey's tenure, Bleacher Report filled two more executive-level positions, adding Rich Calacci as chief revenue officer and Drew Atherton as chief financial officer. Calacci joined the company in May 2011; Atherton followed a month later in June. In August 2011, the company announced a $ 22 million growth round led by Oak Investment Partners , with participation from Crosslink and Hillsven. At

2394-427: The former name of Fox Sports South when Turner owned this channel in partnership with Liberty Media between 1990 and 1996. In May 2006, Time Warner, which had owned 50% of Court TV since 1998, purchased the remaining 50% from Liberty Media and began running the channel as part of Turner Broadcasting. The channel was relaunched as TruTV on January 1, 2008. Also in May 2006, Ted Turner attended his last meeting as

2457-451: The genre is generally seen as a form of entertainment within the U.S. due to the open secret that professional wrestling is staged . This continued under Turner ownership, as Turner had once owned World Championship Wrestling . Following WWE and ESPN beginning to collaborate on projects on a regular basis in 2014 , other mainstream sports outlets now cover professional wrestling, with Bleacher Report having strengthened theirs by forming

2520-554: The integration process, Atherton's CFO responsibilities were assumed by Turner corporate in February 2013, and Grey stepped down from the CEO position in October 2013. Since Grey's departure, Finocchio has headed Bleacher Report, up until September 2014. In May 2014, Bleacher Report launched Game of Zones , a parody of HBO 's Game of Thrones featuring animated NBA figures. In September 2014, Bleacher Report named Dorth Raphaely General Manager, taking over for Finocchio, following his departure as CEO. In 2015, Bleacher Report acquired

2583-411: The leaders" among sports startups "figuring out the digital space" in August 2011, noting the company's success in "providing publishing tools to all sorts of knowledgeable sports fans to report and express what they know." Bleacher Report was also named one of Time magazine 's "50 Best Websites of 2011," and was picked by Adweek readers as 2011's "Best Sports Media Brand." In 2017, Bleacher Report

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2646-517: The live sports hub and subscription add-on for Max launching in October 2023. Alternative accounts Bleacher report introduced new accounts as branches off of their original brand. These were made to create a more personalised experience for users, making accounts specifically designated to sports such as football, basketball, soccer and many more. They maintain their "BR" handle, with usernames such as brgridirion, brwrestling, br_hoops and br_betting. Early criticism of Bleacher Report stemmed from

2709-417: The network's initial commitment to an open publishing model. Such critiques cited the fact that all registered users on the website were permitted to publish articles on the site, arguing that Bleacher Report's policy resulted in a glut of low-quality content, which made it difficult for the network's readers to find credible coverage of their favorite teams and sports. It was also argued that the model tarnished

2772-440: The original, small TV station), advanced the focus on the two music performing rights subsidiaries: one with Broadcast Music, Inc ("BMI") and ASCAP. In the space of 1989 to 1994, Turner went from 2 subsidiary music publishing companies to no less than sixteen. On October 3, 1988, the company launched Turner Network Television (TNT). Turner Broadcasting System expanded its presence in movie production and distribution, first with

2835-584: The popular sports-themed Instagram page House of Highlights . In January 2016, Finocchio returned to Bleacher Report as CEO. In October 2016, Bleacher Report launched Gridiron Heights , a cartoon web series featuring satirical portrayals of NFL stars and executives. In February 2017, the company announced that it was laying off over 50 employees, as the site stepped away from its open content model. In July 2017, Bleacher Report announced that it named Howard Mittman as chief revenue officer and chief marketing officer. In September 2018, Bleacher Report launched

2898-482: The reputation of every writer associated with the Bleacher Report brand, which made it difficult for the network's more talented contributors to build loyal audiences, and that it empowered unqualified writers without editorial oversight, which compromised the prestige and credibility of the sports writing profession. SB Nation Senior MMA editor Luke Thomas described it as the " Walmart of Journalism" and its MMA coverage "toothless amateur coverage". Since abandoning

2961-490: The rights to its pre-1950 library, while Turner Broadcasting System gained access to the company's post-1950 library and other properties. On April 1, 2000, Turner Broadcasting System launched Boomerang as a sister channel to Cartoon Network featuring the classic cartoons that originally aired on Cartoon Network as the channel was gradually shifting its focus to original cartoons. Time Warner Entertainment merged with America Online (AOL) in 2001 to form AOL Time Warner, which

3024-423: The time, Oak general partner Fred Harman, a board member at both The Huffington Post and Demand Media , characterized the investment as a bet on Bleacher Report's ability to keep pace with real-time fan interest across all forms of social media. For many years after its founding, Bleacher Report was one of the few mainstream sports websites in the United States that regularly covered professional wrestling , as

3087-517: The toilet and failing to flush", apart from a published rebuttal disputing the objectivity and accuracy of the October 2012 SF Weekly article, Bleacher Report has mounted a substantive response to ongoing criticism of its contributor compensation structure, news-breaking policy and search-optimization strategies. In 2013, Bleacher Report hired Mike Freeman as a columnist from CBSSports.com . The company then brought on National Basketball Association reporter Howard Beck from The New York Times . He

3150-426: The top and bottom of the hour. In 1984, Turner initiated Cable Music Channel , his competition for WASEC 's MTV . The channel was short-lived, but helped influence the original format of VH1 . In 1986, after a failed attempt to acquire CBS , Turner purchased the film studio MGM / UA Entertainment Co. from Kirk Kerkorian for $ 1.5 billion. Following the acquisition, Turner had an enormous debt and sold parts of

3213-486: The unit Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Networks. Turner Broadcasting System traces its roots to a billboard company in Savannah, Georgia , purchased by Robert Edward Turner II in the late 1940s. Turner grew the business, which later became known as Turner Advertising Company. Robert Edward Turner's son, Ted Turner , inherited the company when the elder Turner died in 1963. After taking over the company, Ted Turner expanded

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3276-530: Was announced that Turner would shut down Imagine TV , formerly NDTV Imagine, as the channel struggled for ratings amidst competition from rival Hindi entertainment channels. On 11 May 2012, Imagine TV was shut down at midnight in India. Lumiere Movies , formerly NDTV Lumiere, was shut down in July along with TCM India . On January 1, 2014, John K. Martin succeeded Phil Kent as chairman and CEO of Turner Broadcasting. In August 2014, The Wrap reported that Turner

3339-459: Was beamed via satellite to its four cable systems in Grand Island, Nebraska ; Newport News, Virginia ; Troy, Alabama ; and Newton, Kansas . All four cable systems started receiving the 1948 Dana Andrews – Cesar Romero film Deep Waters already in progress. The movie had started 30 minutes earlier. WTCG went from being a little television station to a major TV network that every one of

3402-471: Was chairman, but were returned to Warner Bros. in 2003 with the departure of Kellner. On January 1, 2004, Turner launched Pogo in India as a sister channel to Cartoon Network India . The channel is exclusive to South Asia. On February 23, 2006, the company agreed to sell the regional entertainment channel Turner South to Fox Entertainment Group . Fox assumed control of the channel on May 1, and on October 13 relaunched it as SportSouth – coincidentally,

3465-594: Was convinced by Bleacher Report that they were on the verge of transforming its website. In addition to Beck becoming their lead NBA writer, Bleacher Report also added Ethan Skolnick from The Palm Beach Post to report on the Miami Heat , Kevin Ding of Orange County Register to cover the Los Angeles Lakers , and Jared Zwerling from ESPN to pen NBA features. Forbes.com called Bleacher Report "one of

3528-477: Was formed in 2005 by Sam Erez, Harry Ryan, Bryan Goldberg , and Dave Nemetz —four friends and sports fans who were high school classmates at Menlo School in Atherton, California . Inspired by Ken Griffey Jr., they wanted to start writing about sports. With the help of two old friends, J. B. Long and Ryan Alberti, the company's nucleus took up residence in a Menlo Park office space, in the spring of 2007, for $ 650

3591-598: Was formed within Turner's content distribution division in June 2017, with Tyler Moody being named general manager and vice president of the unit. On March 22, 2018, Six Flags and Riverside Group announced a partnership with Turner Asia Pacific to bring attractions based on Tuzki and other Turner-owned IPs to its theme parks in China. On June 15, 2018, it was announced that John Martin would be leaving as CEO following AT&T's completed acquisition of Time Warner. By September, AT&T had transferred its Audience channel,

3654-597: Was known as Real Global Broadcasting. The channel shut down in March 2010, lasting for a year due to low viewership. On December 8, 2009, it was announced that Turner had bought a majority stake in NDTV Imagine Ltd. from NDTV , as the company's own channel, Real was struggling. NDTV Imagine Ltd. was previously a joint venture between NDTV and NBCUniversal . Turner then went on to acquire 100% of NDTV Imagine Ltd. which included NDTV Imagine , NDTV Lumiere , Imagine Showbiz and NDTV Imagine Pictures. Turner dropped

3717-793: Was named "Hottest in Sports" in Adweek 's Annual Hot List. Game of Zones has received Sports Emmy Award nominations in 2015 and 2018 and was nominated for Outstanding Digital Innovation at the 2017 Emmy Awards. Bleacher Report has received a number of Clio Sports Awards : 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 (later WarnerMedia) on October 10, 1996. As of April 2022, all of its assets are now owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The headquarters of Turner's properties are largely located at

3780-444: Was preparing to offer buy-outs to 550 employees as part of plans to restructure the company heading into 2015. The ratings performance of CNN and HLN were cited as a factor, while CBSSports.com reported that the rising rights fees Turner pays for its NBA broadcasts on TNT may have also been a factor. It was further reported in October 2014 that the company planned to reduce its workforce by 10% (1,475 people) through layoffs across

3843-636: Was quoted accusing Bleacher Report of "dumbing down of the web" with "custom-manufactured garbage." In December 2012, a lampoon article in The Onion played on the same themes. In July 2014, Deadspin published a lengthy narrative written by Tom Schreier, a former Bleacher Report featured columnist. Detailing his journey from hopeful intern to "just one more drone pumping content to get clicked on," in three years, Schreier "wrote over 500 articles, generated nearly three million page views, and received $ 200 for [his] services." Bleacher Report attempted to address

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3906-582: Was renamed back to the Time Warner name in 2004. In March 2001, Jamie Kellner would officially succeed Ted Turner as head of Turner Broadcasting System. One of Kellner's most notable actions after succeeding Turner was his decision to cancel WCW 's television programs. In September 2001, Cartoon Network launched Adult Swim as an adult-oriented programming block that would air at midnight when Cartoon Network's target demographic would be asleep. It would go on to be very successful. Since 2005, Adult Swim

3969-461: Was reported to be in the neighborhood of $ 200 million. In October 2015, Turner launched a streaming-video network named Great Big Story . In April 2017, in order to expedite the sale of Time Warner to AT&T by shedding FCC-licensed properties, WPCH-TV was sold to Meredith Corporation , which had already been operating WPCH under a local marketing agreement since 2011 as a sister to its local CBS affiliate WGCL-TV . Turner Podcast Network

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