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- Campaign Features Music Video of New Song “I Gotta Love Jones”
- New Episodes of Tyler Perry’s HOUSE OF PAYNE Coming to TBS Wednesday, June 4

5/22/2008 -- TBS, television’s #1 comedy network, has partnered with Def Jam Recordings and Grammy-nominated singer Chrisette Michele for a promotional campaign designed to tout new episodes of the highly rated sitcom Tyler Perry’s HOUSE OF PAYNE.

As the centerpiece of the campaign, Michele has recorded a new, original song entitled “I Gotta Love Jones for HOUSE OF PAYNE,” which will be featured in on-air spots and other promotional elements. Four new episodes of Tyler Perry’s HOUSE OF PAYNE are slated to air back-to-back Wednesday, June 4, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).    » read more »

Turner Unveils TVinContext™, a Groundbreaking Ad System that will Link Scenes in Entertainment Programs with Related Content in Ads

5/13/2008 -- Turner Entertainment Networks – home of TNT, TBS and truTV – presented a bigger-than-ever programming lineup at a presentation for advertisers today in New York. Turner, which for the first time staged its Upfront event during the same week as broadcasters, also revealed a new advertising innovation called TVinContext™. The system promises to boost the power of TV ads by pairing them with related program content.

Highlights:
- Upfront Presentation Highlights Extensive Programming and Development Plans for Turner’s Three Ad-Supported Cable Networks: TNT, TBS and truTV    » read more »

- Comedian Bill Engvall Stars in Domestic Comedy about a Family Counselor with an Unconventional Family; Nancy Travis and Tim Meadows Co-Star, Along with Jennifer Lawrence, Graham Patrick Martin and Skyler Gisondo

5/12/2008 -- TBS’s original family sitcom THE BILL ENGVALL SHOW is back in the house. The top-rated series, which stars Blue Collar Comedy Tour headliner Bill Engvall, is gearing up for its second season launch on Thursday, June 12 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).    » read more »

- TNT and TBS to Simulcast Network Television Premiere of Peter Jackson’s Blockbuster Remake, Starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody
- TCM to Present Classic 1933 Original, Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot

3/24/2008 -- TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are teaming up to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Hollywood’s tallest, darkest leading man: KING KONG. The celebration will begin Monday, April 7, at 8 p.m. (ET), when TCM presents the original 1933 classic, which stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot. Then on Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), TNT and TBS will simulcast director Peter Jackson’s Oscar®-winning 2005 remake, starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody.    » read more »

March 03, 2008 -- Turner Entertainment Networks is building on the strong programming foundations of TNT, TBS and truTV by developing more original series than ever before. On May 14 at 9:30 a.m., the company will stage its annual programming presentation for advertisers, making a pitch during the same week as broadcasters. Turner Entertainment’s event will showcase the uniqueness and growing strength of the company’s ad-supported cable networks.

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- TBS steps to the plate with new Sunday MLB package featuring baseball's best teams
- Schedule opens with the Toronto Blue Jays taking on the defending world champion Boston Red Sox in their first nationally televised game of the season

- Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek

January 17, 2008 -- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) today announced a ground-breaking expansion of the longest-running league/network programming partnership in professional sports, through which the companies will jointly manage a portfolio of the NBA's digital businesses that TBS, Inc. will operate out of its Atlanta production facility. The new domestic digital rights relationship, will allow TBS, Inc.    » read more »

January 15, 2008 -- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) today announced a number of high-level organizational changes that expand the duties of three leaders and more closely align operating functions within business units. Steve Koonin, David Levy and Stuart Snyder have been promoted to the presidency of Turner divisions, each with expanded oversight and responsibilities and each reporting directly to Turner Broadcasting Chairman and CEO Phil Kent.    » read more »

Transformers Animated Boosts Kids 6-11 and 2-11 Delivery by Powerful Double Digits

Adult Swim Extends 2007 Streak to 10 Straight Months

October 30, 2007 -- Adult Swim raised the delivery bar once more in October with an all-time total day delivery record for ad-supported basic cable with adults 18-34, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. Year to date, Adult Swim has ranked #1 in total day delivery of adults 18-34 for ten months, and #1 among adults 18-24 and men 18-24 across the year. The late-night network ranked #2 in total day delivery of men 18-34, behind ESPN.    » read more »

Specially Produced Mobisodes of Tyler Perry's House of Payne Now Available on TBS's Very Funny Channel on Verizon V CAST Video Service

October 18, 2007 -- Tyler Perry's House of Payne, the breakout TBS sitcom hit, is coming to Verizon Wireless V CAST Video phones as a series of short promotional mobisodes. Running approximately 1-3 minutes in length each, the specially produced mobisodes can be found on TBS's Very Funny channel, which launched in late July on V CAST Video service. To date, 10 House of Payne mobisodes have been created.    » read more »

October 05, 2007 -- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), a Time Warner company, has received formal approval from the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia in Argentina for the acquisition of seven pay television networks currently operating in the Latin American market. The official close of the deal was announced today by Louise Sams, president of TBS International and executive vice president and general counsel for TBS, Inc., and Roberto Vivo-Chaneton, chairman and chief executive officer of Claxson.    » read more »

Day one average audience up from 2006 coverage on ESPN, FOX

10/04/2007 -- First day coverage of the 2007 Major League Baseball Division Series on TBS delivered an average 3.6 HH rating and an average of 4.54 million viewers, according to Live plus Same Day data from Nielsen Media Research.    » read more »

October 03, 2007 -- TBS, exclusive home of all four MLB Division Series and the NLCS, announced that will offer all of its MLB Postseason coverage in Spanish, providing an SAP feed exclusively on CNN en Español. Beginning today, the network will carry all four Division Series and the National League Championship Series with veteran announcers Pete Manzano and Fernando Palacios calling the games in Spanish. Announcers José Medellin and Marcelo Godoy will serve as the secondary team for triple and quadruple headers.    » read more »