The Cartoon Network, Inc.
American entertainment company
The Cartoon Network, Inc. (TCN) is an American multinational media company operating as a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery through its Global Linear Networks division. Founded by Ted Turner and Betty Cohen and based out of Atlanta, Georgia, it operates Cartoon Network, its programming blocks Adult Swim and Toonami in addition to Boomerang.
History
On March 25, 1986, Turner Broadcasting System acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists. On October 18, Turner forcibly sold back MGM. However, Turner kept much of the film and television library made before May 1986 (including some of the UA library) and formed Turner Entertainment Co. On October 8, 1988, its cable channel Turner Network Television was launched and gained an audience with its extensive film library. In 1991, Turner also purchased the library of animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Ted Turner selected Betty Cohen (then-Senior Vice President of TNT) to devise a network to house these programs. On February 18, 1992, Turner Broadcasting announced its plans to launch Cartoon Network as an outlet for an animation library.
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