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Turner’s digital properties include brand-aligned websites as well as websites that Turner manages and/or
operates for third parties. Turner’s digital properties collectively averaged approximately 84 million average
monthly domestic unique visitors during the quarter ended December 31, 2012. Turner is focused on using the
interactive features of its digital properties to broaden and deepen its relationships with its audiences.
TBS reached approximately 99.7 million U.S. television households as of December 2012. TBS is
television’s “very funny” network that shows contemporary comedies, as well as a growing roster of original
series, sports and acquired television series and motion pictures. For the 2012-2013 season, TBS’ returning
original series include Are We There Yet?,Men at Work and Sullivan & Son, and its new original series include
King of the Nerds and Wedding Band. Syndicated series for the 2012-2013 season include The Big Bang Theory,
Family Guy and The Office. TBS is also airing new episodes of Cougar Town for the 2012-2013 season and
episodes from prior seasons through syndication. TBS is also the home of the late night talk show Conan.In
October 2012, Turner extended its relationship with Major League Baseball (“MLB”) through 2021, providing
Turner with television rights and expanded digital rights to both postseason and regular season games as well as
digital rights to such MLB games across a wide variety of platforms, including mobile, Internet, tablets and other
connected devices. TBS also has the right to produce and telecast certain NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball
tournament games (the “NCAA Tournament Games”) through 2024.
Related digital properties include TBS.com and TeamCoco.com, which promote TBS’s programming and
brands and provide entertainment content, including video clips, original video content, games, community
forums, social networking features, episode guides and, for authenticated subscribers, full episodes of programs
airing on TBS. TBS.com also features the TBS Shop, which offers DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, collectibles and other
items for sale to consumers.
TNT reached approximately 98.7 million U.S. television households as of December 2012. TNT focuses on
drama and is home to syndicated series such as Bones,Castle,Las Vegas,Law & Order,The Mentalist and
Supernatural, as well as network premiere motion pictures. For the 2012-2013 season, TNT’s returning original
series include Falling Skies,Franklin & Bash,Leverage,Rizzoli & Isles and Southland, and its new original
series include Major Crimes,Monday Mornings, Perception and Dallas. 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, certain Professional Golfers’
Association (“PGA”) events through 2019 and certain NCAA Tournament Games through 2024.
Tntdrama.com promotes TNT’s programming and brands and provides entertainment and sports content,
including video clips, original video content, games, community forums, social networking features, episode
guides and, for authenticated subscribers, full episodes of programs airing on TNT. The site also features the
TNT Shop, which offers DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, collectibles and other items for sale to consumers. Turner also
operates various applications that are extensions of some of the brands and programming on TNT.
Turner Sports produces award-winning sports programming and content for the Turner Networks and related
digital properties. Turner Sports’ television line-up includes NBA and MLB games, the NCAA Tournament
Games, NASCAR races and professional golf tournaments. Turner operates PGA.com and related digital
properties of the PGA, and Turner and the NBA jointly manage a portfolio of the NBA’s digital businesses,
including NBA TV,NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile and the NBA GameTime app. In 2012, Turner
acquired Bleacher Report, a leading online and mobile sports property. The NCAA Tournament Games are being
telecast on Turner’s TBS, TNT and truTV networks and on the CBS network through 2024 under an agreement
among Turner, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and The National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”). Turner
also manages and operates the NCAA’s digital portfolio, including NCAA.com and NCAA March Madness Live,
which provides live and on demand streaming video and other related features across broadband and mobile
devices.
Cartoon Network (together with Adult Swim, its evening and overnight block of programming aimed at
young adults) reached approximately 98.8 million U.S. television households as of December 2012. Cartoon
Network offers original and syndicated animated and live-action series and motion pictures for youth and
families. For the 2012-2013 season, Cartoon Network’s original animated series include Adventure Time with
Finn and Jake,The Amazing World of Gumball,Ben 10: Omniverse,Dragons: Riders of Berk,The Looney Tunes
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