With dreamy baseball playoffs, October just got a lot cooler Oct 3, 2007
" Especially with this postseason's contenders, who have a chance to dominate the headlines, talk shows and, most important, TV ratings, for all of October. "I could never have imagined this type of momentum going into the postseason," says Turner Sports President David Levy, whose TBS cable network showed the Colorado Rockies' dramatic win against the San Diego Padres on Monday to make the postseason and will carry all first-round games and the National League Championship Series. "This... (USA Today -- Sports)
* Now the clicking is to watch advertisements, not skip them Aug 21, 2007
com, a broadband Web site operated by the TBS cable network, has delivered more than 63 million video clip views since its introduction last August. "It's a very straightforward premise: You're going to have a funny experience and you're going to have it every 30 seconds," said Ken Schwab, senior vice president for programming at the TBS and TNT networks, parts of the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
TBS to Launch MLB Broadband Channel in Sept. Aug 7, 2007
TBS cable network this September will launch an interactive broadband channel designed to give fans extended online access to the network's post-season Major League Baseball coverage. The network, for the first time this year, under the new TV rights agreement with MLB, will carry post-season divisional and league championship games. (MediaWeek.com)
WTBS going back to local roots Jun 29, 2007
In Atlanta, many viewers don't realize that WTBS still exists as a separate over-the-air channel, because it shows mostly the same fare as the national TBS cable network. Behind the scenes, however, there are important distinctions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
WTBS to become Peachtree TV Jun 29, 2007
"At the same time, this initiative offers local cable and satellite operators and their customers more viewing options by giving them access to both Peachtree TV and the national TBS cable network.". Related Industry stories. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Heartburn: A&E Readies Dating Show Jan 12, 2007
InNovember TBS cable network began airing a comedic series about an ingenues dating life, My Boys, sponsored by Match. com. (AdWeek)
