At its upfront presentation in New York earlier this month, Turner executives announced a new four-year multi-faceted deal with Conan O’Brien, unveiled a partnership with Ridley Scott for a sci-fi programming block on TNT and touted the reduced ad load approach the company has been taking … Read entire story.
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Time Warner’s Turner and Warner Bros. has set Nickelodeon veteran Sundance Feniger as VP and General Manager of its new Boomerang premium VOD service for animation. He will lead the overall Boomerang streaming business across all functions, partnered with DramaFever on technology. He will report jointly to both companies. “Sundance … Read entire story.
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Accenture will run — with support from Nielsen and comScore — OpenAP, a new TV ad sales targeting consortium formally unveiled today by partners Fox Networks, Turner, and Viacom. “This is a historical day for all of us,” Turner’s Donna Speciale told a gathering of advertisers in … Read entire story.
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In what is believed to be the biggest movie package sold to ad-supported TV networks, Turner has closed a domestic licensing deal with The Walt Disney Studios for the linear basic cable and companion ad-supported on-demand rights to 10 Star Wars movies — last year’s Star Wars: … Read entire story.
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Turner this morning will hold its choc-a-bloc Upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden. Among the highlights: Team Coco will collaborate with brands to deliver original, social-first content through new Team Coco Digital Studios. TNT has greenlit Will, a drama series about the wild younger days of William … Read entire story.
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