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the year ended December 31, 2014. Turner’s Bleacher Report provides team-specific sports content and real-time event
coverage and provides Turner cross platform programming and marketing opportunities. Turner’s other websites include
tntdrama.com,TBS.com,adultswim.com and cartoonnetwork.com. Digital properties that Turner manages and/or operates for
others include NBA.com (which provides live streaming of games), NCAA.com,NCAA March Madness Live (which provides
live and on-demand streaming video of games), and PGA.com. Turner’s digital properties collectively averaged
approximately 124 million average monthly domestic multi-platform unique visitors during the year ended December 31,
2014.
Domestic Entertainment
Turner’s domestic entertainment networks collectively provide a blend of original series, acquired series and movies,
sports, classic film and reality programming. For the year ended December 31, 2014, Turner’s TNT and TBS were two of the
top five primetime advertising-supported cable networks among adults 18-49 in the U.S., and Adult Swim was the top total
day advertising-supported cable network among adults 18-34 in the U.S. Turner is focused on optimizing the mix of original
series and acquired programming on its domestic entertainment networks to strengthen its brands with its audiences,
advertisers and affiliates. In addition, Turner is investing in distinctive original programming for its TNT, TBS and truTV
networks that will appeal to younger audiences. Turner also plans to increase the amount of original programming on TNT
and TBS over the next several years. Ownership of a larger portion of its content will enable Turner to take advantage of
increasing licensing opportunities for that content and distribute the content across international territories.
TNT focuses on drama and is home to syndicated series and a growing roster of original series (including unscripted
series), as well as sports and network premiere motion pictures. For the 2014-2015 season, TNT’s returning original series
include Cold Justice,Falling Skies,Major Crimes and Rizzoli & Isles, and its new original series include The Last Ship,
Legends,The Librarians,Murder in the First,On the Menu,Proof,Public Morals,Transporter: The Series and Wake Up
Call. For the 2014-2015 season, TNT’s syndicated series include Bones,Castle and Grimm.
TBS focuses on contemporary comedies, as well as a growing roster of original series, sports and acquired television
series and motion pictures. For the 2014-2015 season, TBS’ returning original series include American Dad!,Deal With It
and King of the Nerds, and its new original series include Angie Tribeca,Buzzy’s and Your Family or Mine. Syndicated series
for the 2014-2015 season include The Big Bang Theory,Family Guy and The Office. TBS is also the home of the late night
talk show Conan.
Adult Swim is an evening and overnight block of programming airing on Turner’s Cartoon Network. Adult Swim targets
young adults and offers original and syndicated animated and live-action comedy programming. For the 2014-2015 season,
Adult Swim’s original series include Aqua Teen Hunger Force,Black Jesus,Childrens Hospital,The Eric Andre Show,The
Jack and Triumph Show,Mike Tyson Mysteries,Rick & Morty and Squidbillies.
truTV focuses on entertainment programming targeted to adults with the tag line “Way More Fun.” For the 2014-2015
season, truTV’s returning original series include Hardcore Pawn,Impractical Jokers,South Beach Tow and truTV Top
Funniest, and its new original series include Barmageddon,The Carbonaro Effect,Fake Off,Friends of the People,Hack My
Life,Hair Jacked and How to Be a Grown Up.
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, specials and regular programming events
that include “The Essentials,” “31 Days of Oscar” and “Summer Under the Stars.”
International Entertainment
Outside the U.S., Turner owns and/or operates regional entertainment networks providing a variety of programming, such
as motion pictures and series, documentaries, fashion and lifestyle content, music videos, sports and travel. In Latin America,
Turner is the number one provider of multichannel television in the region, and it owns and operates regional entertainment
networks, including Esporte Interativo, Glitz*, HTV, I-Sat, Infinito, MuchMusic and Space. Turner also owns and operates
Chilevisión, a free-to-air television broadcaster in Chile. Turner also operates several regional entertainment networks in
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