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TNT reached approximately 100.4 million U.S. television households as of December 2010. TNT focuses on
drama and is home to syndicated series such as Bones,Supernatural,Las Vegas,Law & Order,CSI: NY,Cold Case
and Numb3rs, as well as network premiere movies. For the 2010-2011 season, TNT’s original series include The
Closer,Rizzoli & Isles,Men of a Certain Age,Leverage,HawthoRNe and Memphis Beat. TNT also has the right to
produce and telecast a certain number of National Basketball Association (“NBA”) regular season and playoff
games through the 2015-2016 season, certain NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races through 2014 and certain
Professional Golfers’ Association (“PGA”) events through 2019.
Cartoon Network (together with adult swim, its evening and overnight block of programming aimed at young
adults) reached approximately 99.3 million U.S. television households as of December 2010. Cartoon Network
offers original and syndicated series and movies for youth and families. For the 2010-2011 season, Cartoon
Network’s original series include Tower Prep, Adventure Time, Regular Show, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, MAD,
Generator Rex,Destroy Build Destroy,Hole in the Wall and Dude, What Would Happen. For the 2010-2011 season,
adult swim’s original series include Childrens Hospital,Robot Chicken,Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Venture Brothers,
Metalocalypse,Delocated, Squidbillies, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Mongo Wrestling Alliance and Eagleheart.
truTV reached approximately 92.7 million U.S. television households as of December 2010. truTV tells real-
life stories from a first-person perspective. During the daytime, truTV features expert trial coverage under the name
IN SESSION. For the 2010-2011 season, truTV’s original series include The Smoking Gun Presents: World’s
Dumbest..., Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura,It Only Hurts When I Laugh and Operation Repo
Turner Classic Movies is a commercial-free network that presents classic films from some of the largest film
libraries in the world. Turner Classic Movies also offers interviews, original documentaries and specials.
Boomerang is a commercial-free network that offers classic animated entertainment such as Yogi Bear, Tom &
Jerry, The Flintstones, Pink Panther and The Jetsons.
CNN, the original cable television news service, reached approximately 100.1 million U.S. television
households as of December 2010. As of December 31, 2010, CNN managed 47 news bureaus and editorial
operations, of which 15 are located in the U.S. In the fall of 2010, CNN’s programs included American Morning,
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,John King, USA,Parker Spitzer,Larry King Live and Anderson Cooper 360™.
Piers Morgan Tonight replaced Larry King Live in January 2011.
HLN, the “news and views” service, reached approximately 99.8 million U.S. television households as of
December 2010. In the fall of 2010, HLN’s programs included Morning Express with Robin Meade,Issues with
Jane Velez-Mitchell,Nancy Grace,The Joy Behar Show and Showbiz Tonight.
Turner’s entertainment and news networks are also distributed outside the U.S. to multiple distribution
platforms. Turner distributes approximately 110 region-specific versions and local-language feeds of Cartoon
Network, Boomerang, Turner Classic Movies, TNT, truTV and other entertainment networks in approximately 190
countries around the world. In Latin America, Turner distributes Space, Infinito, I-Sat, Fashion TV, HTV and Much
Music. In addition, Turner has the sales representation rights to nine networks that are owned by third parties and
operated principally in Latin America. In India and certain other South Asian territories, Turner distributes Pogo, an
entertainment network for children. Turner India also distributes and has sales representation rights to HBO in India
and the Maldives. In Japan, Turner distributes Mondo TV, an entertainment channel geared toward men, and Tabi,
an entertainment channel focused on travel. Turner also distributes WB, an English language entertainment channel
in India that features movies and television programming, primarily licensed from Warner Bros. CNN International,
an English language news network, is distributed in more than 190 countries and territories as of the end of 2010.
CNN International has network feeds in five separate regions: Europe/Middle East/Africa, Asia Pacific, South Asia,
Latin America and North America. HLN is distributed in Canada, the Caribbean, parts of Latin America and the
Asia Pacific region. CNN en Español, a separate Spanish language news network, is distributed in Latin America
and the U.S.
Turner has been pursuing international expansion in select areas. For example, in January 2010, Turner Latin
America acquired the sales representation rights to the Warner Bros. channel in Latin America. In February 2010,
Turner acquired a majority stake in NDTV Imagine Limited, which owns a Hindi general entertainment channel in
India. In April 2010, Turner launched truTV across several countries in Asia. In August 2010, Turner acquired
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