2006-06-09 19:25:03 · 8 answers · asked by mturi m 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
USA. CNN was started by Ted Turner and later sold to AOL/Time Warner Company.
2006-06-09 19:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
America Online (AOL) acquired Time Warner–the largest merger in corporate history.
Television Holdings:
* CNN, HBO, Cinemax, TBS Superstation, Turner Network Television, Turner Classic Movies, Warner Brothers Television, Cartoon Network, Sega Channel, TNT, Comedy Central (50%), E! (49%), Court TV (50%).
* Largest owner of cable systems in the US with an estimated 13 million subscribers.
Media Holdings:
* HBO Independent Productions, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock, Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera.
* Music: Atlantic, Elektra, Rhino, Sire, Warner Bros. Records, EMI, WEA, Sub Pop (distribution) = the world’s largest music company.
* 33 magazines including Time, Sports Illustrated, People, In Style, Fortune, Book of the Month Club, Entertainment Weekly, Life, DC Comics (50%), and MAD Magazine.
Other Holdings:
* Sports: The Atlanta Braves, The Atlanta Hawks, World Championship Wrestling.
2006-06-10 03:43:43 · answer #2 · answered by oklatom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No country owns CNN. It's a privately owned business that has stock traded on wall street.
2006-06-10 05:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USA. The crazy Ted Turner owned it. I do believe it was sold to AOL/Time Warner (a past post). But didn't Turner try to buy it back? This was a while ago. I don't remember. :-/
2006-06-10 02:31:03 · answer #4 · answered by masterdeath01 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America. I think Ted Turner owns it...
2006-06-10 02:30:00 · answer #5 · answered by perfectlybaked 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America it is situated at Atlanta Georgia i think
2006-06-10 05:40:35 · answer #6 · answered by effy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
america
2006-06-10 02:28:06 · answer #7 · answered by jims_bong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USA
2006-06-10 02:32:28 · answer #8 · answered by fatsausage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋