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8/27/2008 - CNN’s ‘Election Express Yourself’ Rolls into Minnesota for Republican Convention
Customized Airstream Trailer Designed to Encourage Citizen Political Participation with Interactive Activities MORE
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8/27/2008 - CNN’s iReport.com, Digg to Pose User-Generated Questions to Today’s Leaders
CNN.com Live to Stream Interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tonight at Democratic Convention MORE
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8/27/08 -- Oscar® Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. to Star in TNT Original GIFTED HANDS: THE BEN CARSON STORY, A JOHNSON & JOHNSON SPOTLIGHT PRESENTATION® Movie
Film to Be Based on Neurologist’s Inspirational Memoir MORE
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8/26/08 -- TBS Orders Tyler Perry’s MEET THE BROWNS from Debmar-Mercury
Series Marks Latest Television Venture from Creative Force behind Tyler Perry’s HOUSE OF PAYNE, Ad-Supported Cable’s #1 Original Sitcom of All Time MORE
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8/26/2008 - CNN.com Launches ‘The Forum’ to Showcase Public’s Opinions, Positions
New Online Community Initiative Empowers Users to Voice Social & Political Viewpoints MORE
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8/25/2008 - CNNPolitics.com Hits Billion Page Views as ‘Political Ticker’ Scores Record Day MORE
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8/22/2008 - CNN ‘Election Express Yourself’ Heads to Democratic National Convention
Customized Airstream Trailer Designed to Encourage Citizen Political Participation with Interactive Activities MORE
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8/21/2008 - CNN Takes Ringside Seat for Democratic Convention Coverage
CNN Anchors Coverage from Floor Set as Best Political Team Reports amid Democratic Delegations MORE
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CNN Celebrates Second Anniversary of iReport, More than 175,000 Contributions
Network’s Second Year of User-Generated Submissions Now Averages Nearly 15, 000 Each Month MORE
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8/18/2008 - Daughtry Records Song for CNN’s League of First Time Voters
Cover of ‘Feels Like the First Time’ to Be Theme Song for Initiative, Featured on New Daughtry Deluxe Album MORE
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8/18/2008 - CNN Student News Is Back in Session with Commercial-Free Newscasts
New School Year Kicks off with Free Daily Video Podcasts, Student-Focused Blog and Learning Tools Exclusively for 2008 Election MORE
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8/18/08 -- Oscar-Winning Filmmaker Ron Howard to Relive His Extraordinary Career in New TCM Original Special RON HOWARD: 50 YEARS IN FILM
Intimate, Career-Tracing Conversation to Follow in the Footsteps of Past TCM Specials on Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg; Film Critic and Documentarian Richard Schickel Producing Special for Debut in December 2008 MORE
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8/18/2008 - CNN Revisits Popular Diner Concept at Party Conventions with ‘CNN Grills’
Network to Position Broadcast-Ready Grills at Delegate Entrances for Conventions in Denver, St. Paul, Minn. MORE
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8/13/2008 - CNN Recruits Key Political Experts for Campaign Coverage
Brody, Castellanos, Milbank, Rosen, Wall Span Spectrum of U.S. Politics for CNN Analysis, Commentary MORE
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8/12/2008 - CNN Doubles U.S. Newsgathering Presence with Expansion into 10 Cities MORE
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7/17/2008 - CNN.com Names KC Estenson SVP, General Manager MORE
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7/15/08 - Brett Weitz Joins TNT as Vice President of Series Development MORE
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7/15/08 - TNT’s THE CLOSER Scores as Ad-Supported Cable’s #1 Series Telecast for the Year-to-Date, With More than 7.8 Million Viewers
SAVING GRACE Wrangles 5.2 Million Viewers MORE
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7/14/08 - Christina Ricci to Guest-Star on TNT’s Provocative Drama SAVING GRACE for Three-Episode Arc
Award-Winning Actress to Play Detective Grace Hanadarko’s Temporary Partner; SAVING GRACE, Starring Oscar Winner Holly Hunter, Currently Airs Mondays at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) MORE
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7/11/08 - CNN Investigates State of Black America in Two Major Documentaries
Soledad O’Brien Reports Documentaries and Anchors Special Co-Production with Essence Magazine for MORE
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7/11/08 - CNN Launches iReport Film Festival: Campaign 2008
Winners of Online Competition Announced on Anderson Cooper 360° Thursday, Nov. 13 MORE
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7/11/08 - Lives of Presidential Candidates Revealed in Two CNN Documentaries
Long-Form Biographies on McCain and Obama Kick off Network’s Convention Coverage MORE
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7/11/08 - CNN Convention Coverage to Air Live from the Floor, Among the Delegates
Documentaries on McCain and Obama, Magic Wall, Election Express Bus, Floor Sets, CNN Grills, and the Best Political Team on Television Give CNN the Edge MORE
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7/1/2008 -- THE CLOSER Gets in Style on QVC
QVC to Offer Fans a Specially Created Version of Brenda’s Black Bag Beginning Tuesday, July 8 MORE
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7/1/2008 - TCM’s Popular SUMMER UNDER THE STARS Festival Returns for Sixth Year MORE
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7/1/2008 - Grammy Winner Gretchen Wilson Lends Empowering Voice to Marketing Campaign for Secon Season of TNT's Critically Acclaimed Hit Drama SAVING GRACE
Specially Created Music Video of Wilson's "Work Hard, Play Harder" Features Clips from Hit Series Starring Oscar Winner Holly Hunter MORE
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6/18/08 - Natalia Cigliuti Joins Cast of TNT’s New Legal Drama RAISING THE BAR
Actress to Play Public Defender Roberta “Bobbi” Gilardi Opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek; Steven Bochco’s Eagerly Anticipated Series is Set to Premiere on TNT in September MORE
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6/5/08--Dennis Adamovich Joins TBS as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Comedy Festivals
Adamovich to Oversee Two Festivals: TBS and AEG Live’s The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas in November and Just For Laughs: A Very Funny Festival in Chicago in Summer 2009 MORE
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TBS Partners with Def Jam Recordings And Grammy-Nominated Singer Chrisette Michele To Promote Tyler Perry’s HOUSE OF PAYNE
ALL NEW EPISODES PREMIERE ON JUNE 4 at 9 p.m. MORE
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5/14/08 -- Turner Entertainment Networks Offers Dynamic Programming Slate, Big Stars and Innovative New Options for Advertisers
Turner Unveils TVinContext™, a Groundbreaking Ad System that will Link Scenes in Entertainment Programs with Related Content in Ads; Upfront Presentation Highlights Extensive Programming and Development Plans for Turner’s Three Ad-Supported Cable Networks: TNT, TBS and truTV; Talented Producers, Writers and Actors are Working with Turner, Including George Clooney, Steven Bochco, Mark Burnett, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Dean Devlin, Ray Romano, Donnie Wahlberg, Jon Avnet, Russell Simmons, Joey “Ru MORE
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5/12/08 -- TBS's Top-Rated Family Sitcom THE BILL ENGVALL SHOW To Return for Second Season June 12
Comedian Bill Engvall Stars in Domestic Comedy about a Family Counselor with an Unconventional Family MORE
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4/7/08 -- TNT Gives Fans of THE CLOSER a Sneak Peek as Writers Work on New Season
tnt.tv will Feature Specially Produced, Behind-the-Scenes Looks Into the Writers’ Room; THE CLOSER Set to Return for Fourth Season in July MORE
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4/1/08 -- TNT Orders Pilot for Drama Series MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE, Starring Emmy® Winner Ray Romano
Romano to Star in New Series Exploring Male Friendship; Romano and Mike Royce Wrote Pilot MORE
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4/1/08 -- TNT Greenlights TRUTH IN ADVERTISING, New Drama Series Starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh
Series Comes to TNT from The Closer Producers Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin and Writers Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny; Monica Potter, Griffin Dunne, Sarah Clarke, Mike Damus and Geoffrey Arend also Star in Drama Set to Premiere in 2009 MORE
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3/24/08 -- TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of KING KONG in April
TNT and TBS to Simulcast Network Television Premiere of Peter Jackson’s Blockbuster Remake, Starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody; TCM to Present Classic 1939 Original, Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot MORE
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3/12/08 -- Louis Gutierrez Joins Turner Broadcasting as Senior Vice President of Human Resources MORE
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3/12/08 -- Boxing Legend Evander Holyfield to Share Heroic Lineup on Turner Classic Movies’ GUEST PROGRAMMER
Olympian and Four-Time Heavyweight Champion to Join TCM Host Robert Osborne on Mar. 31 MORE
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3/6/08 -- Noah Wyle, Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin Return for Third Installment of TNT’s Successful Librarian Franchise
Jonathan Frakes Back as Director as Bruce Davison and Stana Katic Join Cast; THE LIBRARIAN: THE CURSE OF THE JUDAS CHALICE Set to Premiere on TNT in Winter 2008 MORE
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3/3/08 -- Turner Entertainment Networks to Unveil Aggressive Programming Slates During Broadcast Upfronts
For First Time Ever, Cable Networks TNT, TBS and truTV will Present Their Plans to Advertisers In the Same Week as Broadcasters; May 14 Event to Feature Groundbreaking News for TNT, Which Aims to Make a Majority of its Weekday, Primetime Schedule Originals by 2010; TBS Developing Robust Lineup of Comedy Originals for Primetime and Late Night; truTV Expanding its Already Extensive Slate of Original Programming MORE
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3/3/08 -- TNT Plans Dramatic Increase in Original Programming, Setting the Stage for a Major Primetime Shift
TNT Has 14 Series in the Works from Top Talent, Including Ridley Scott, Mark Burnett, Steven Bochco, Robert Redford and John Sacret Young MORE
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3/3/08 -- Top-Rated TBS Builds on Success with a Development Slate Of Primetime Sitcoms and Late-Night Projects
Slate Features Projects from Such Comic Talents as Robert Townsend, Elaine Pope, Betty Thomas, Dave Caplan, The Jim Henson Company, Mark Wolper and Brian Hargrove; Popular and Critically Acclaimed Series MY BOYS, THE BILL ENGVALL SHOW and FRANK TV Slated to Return MORE
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2/20/08 -- TBS Doubles Up on Live Comedy Events, Joining Forces with Just For Laughs for A VERY FUNNY FESTIVAL in Chicago and with AEG Live to Present THE COMEDY FESTIVAL in Las Vegas
Ellen DeGeneres Set to Return to TBS to Host Variety Specials from Both Events MORE
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2/20/08 - Chop Socky Chooks Kicks into Action March 2008 on Cartoon Network
3 Kung Fu Fighting Chickens Battle the Evil Dr. Wasabi and His Mob in Cartoon Network’s New Action Series MORE
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2/13/08 -- TNT Gives Greenlight to Action-Packed Drama Series LEVERAGE from Dean Devlin, Starring Oscar® Winner Timothy Hutton
Devlin and John Rogers Serve as Executive Producers on Series from Electric Entertainment; Series Slated To Premiere in 2008 MORE
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2/12/2008 - Turner Broadcasting Lands Lucasfilm Ltd.’s STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Television Series
Groundbreaking Animated Series Premieres This Fall on Cartoon Network and TNT MORE
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1/30/2008 - Rose McGowan Coming to Turner Classic Movies as Co-Host of THE ESSENTIALS Weekly Movie Showcase in 2008
Star of GRINDHOUSE AND CHARMED to Join TCM Host Robert Oborne in Introducing "Essential" Classic Films that Everyone Should See MORE
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1/29/08 - TNT/TBS Simulcast of 14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS® Tops Last Year’s Record-Setting Performance with More Than 6.1 Million Viewers
TBS Wins the Month as Ad-Supported Cable’s #1 Network in Primetime among Adults 18-34 MORE
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1/24/08 - TNT Heads to the Courtroom with New Steven Bochco Legal Drama Series RAISING THE BAR, Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek
New Drama Series Created by Bochco and Lawyer/Writer David Feige Comes to TNT from ABC Studios and Bochco Media MORE
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1/15/08 -- Turner Broadcasting Elevates Trio of Business-Unit Executives
Steve Koonin, David Levy and Stuart Snyder Assume New Titles, Duties in Strategic Operating Re-organization MORE
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