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Europe and the Middle East, including TCM, TNT and TNT Glitz. In Asia, Turner operates several regional entertainment
networks, including TCM, truTV, HBO Basic, WarnerTV and WB in India, Oh!K in Singapore, and MondoTV and Tabi
Channel in Japan.
Sports
Turner Sports produces award-winning sports programming and content for Turner’s TNT, TBS and truTV networks and
related digital properties. Turner’s sports programming helps drive value across its networks in the form of higher affiliate
fees, ratings, advertising and promotional opportunities. Turner’s sports programming features licensed programming from
the National Basketball Association (“NBA”) through the 2024-2025 season, Major League Baseball (“MLB”) through 2021,
The National Collegiate Athletic Association for the Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament through 2024, and the
Professional Golfers’ Association (“PGA”) through 2019. NBA games and PGA tournaments air on the TNT network, and
MLB games air on the TBS network. Turner also operates NBA TV, an advertising-supported cable network owned by the
NBA that features NBA exhibition, regular season and playoff games and related programming. The NCAA Men’s
Division I Basketball Tournament games air on the TNT, TBS and truTV networks and on the CBS network under an
agreement among Turner, CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and the NCAA. Turner’s networks carried the NCAA Final Four semifinal
games in 2015 and, in 2016, Turner’s networks will carry the NCAA Final Four semifinal games and championship game.
After 2016, Turner’s networks and CBS will carry the NCAA Final Four semifinal games and championship game in
alternate years.
Kids
Cartoon Network and Boomerang offer original, acquired and classic animated and live-action entertainment targeted at
kids in the U.S. and in international territories. Turner plans to significantly expand its global kids business, increase its
collaboration with Warner Bros. on television programming that is based on Warner Bros.’ brands and characters (such as
DC Entertainment and Looney Tunes) and grow its consumer products business. As part of that initiative, for the 2014-2015
season, Boomerang will offer both classic Warner Bros. animation programming and exclusive new original content.
Cartoon Network offers original and syndicated animated and live-action series and motion pictures for youth and
families. For the 2014-2015 season, Cartoon Network’s original animated series include Adventure Time,The Amazing
World of Gumball,Clarence,Steven Universe, Teen Titans Go! and Uncle Grandpa.
Boomerang offers classic animated entertainment from the Warner Bros., Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Cartoon Network
libraries, such as The Flintstones,The Jetsons,Pink Panther,Tom and Jerry and Yogi Bear, and for the 2014-2015 season
will offer exclusive new original series, such as Inspector Gadget and Mr. Bean. In 2014, Boomerang began airing
advertising for the first time in the U.S. and some international territories, with plans to air advertising in its other
international territories in 2015.
Turner’s kids business is a key part of its international operations, and Cartoon Network is the number one kids network
in several territories outside the U.S. Turner’s kids networks outside the U.S. include Cartoon Network, Boomerang and
Tooncast in Latin America; BOING, Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Cartoonito in Europe and the Middle East; and
Boomerang, Cartoon Network, POGO and Toonami in Asia.
News
CNN is the original cable television news service. As of December 31, 2014, CNN managed 40 news bureaus and
editorial operations, 31 of which are located outside the U.S. Turner is focused on maintaining CNN’s leadership in
worldwide breaking-news and political coverage while broadening the scope of its programming to include compelling
storytelling about important events, people and places through original programming and long-form documentaries. CNN’s
original programming for the 2014-2015 season includes Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown;Inside Man, hosted by
documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock; Somebody’s Gotta Do It, hosted by Mike Rowe; and This is Life with Lisa Ling.
CNN plans to increase the amount of original programming on CNN over time. For the 2014-2015 season, CNN’s other
programs include Anderson Cooper 360o,New Day, and The Situation Room. For the year ended December 31, 2014,
CNN.com had 39 million average monthly domestic unique visitors. In September 2014, CNN expanded its multi-platform
capabilities with the nationwide rollout of CNNGo, which allows subscribers to watch CNN’s news and original
programming live and on demand.
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