Media Pioneer Ted Turner Passes Away
CNN billionaire founder Ted Turner has died. His holdings included major film and cartoon channels and professional sports teams like the Atlanta Hawks. President Trump praised Turner as one of the pioneers of broadcasting history. He launched the cable news network in 1980, which was the first of its kind in the United States. The loss is being noted by various international broadcasters. He later sold CNN and his other assets to Time Warner. The subsequent sale of Time Warner to AOL was a corporate event in his career. Ted Turner, the founder of the American cable news network CNN, has died at the age of 87. He was a pioneer in broadcasting and established the first dedicated rolling news channel of its kind. He merged his media empire with Time Warner in the mid-1990s, a deal that made him a billionaire.
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“And the billionaire founder of CNN, Ted Turner, has died.”
“the billionaire founder of CNN, Ted Turner, has died.”
“And the billionaire founder of CNN, Ted Turner, has died.”
“founder of CNN and a suite of other cable channels, has died.”
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“died and at least eight people are possibly infected.”
“Turner took a little TV station in Atlanta and turned it into a super station, what is now TBS.”
“wrestling company WCW. He dealt with health issues in recent years, including”
“died at the age of 87. With more on his life, here's the BBC's Nedda Talfic. Ted Turner changed television forever.”
“Der Gründer des Nachrichtensenders CNN starb im Alter von 87 Jahren, wie der Sender mitteilte.”
“CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies At 87”
“アメリカのCNN創業者で実業家のテッド・ターナー氏が6日、死没しました。所有する企業ターナー・エンタープライズが発表しました。87歳でした。”
“Ce matin, on a appris la mort de Ted.”
“night in Detroit. Former Braves owner Ted Turner has died at 88.”
“アメリカのCNN創業者で実業家のテッド・ターナー氏が6日、死没しました。”
“CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87”
“Former Braves owner Ted Turner has died at 88.”
“CNN創業者で実業家のテッド・ターナー氏が6日、死没しました。所有する企業ターナー・エンタープライズが発表しました。87歳でした。”
“CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87.”
“CNN's chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour, credits Turner with transforming the news industry. There's the amazing American success story, the businessman, the visionary, the revolutionary, who created really a media revolution.”
“Ted was so proud of himself for having such good company that he introduced himself and Raquel Welch to everyone in the newsroom at 4 o'clock in the morning.”
“Ted was so proud of himself for having such good company that he introduced himself and Raquel Welch to everyone in the newsroom at 4 o'clock in the morning.”
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