Turner Entertainment Co.: Difference between revisions

'''Turner Entertainment Company''' (commonly referred to as '''Turner Entertainment Co.''') was established on August 2, 1986 by {{W|Ted Turner|Ted '''Turner'''}}, initially as a media distribution subsidiary of [[TBS|Turner Broadcasting System]], to oversee its film and television libraries for domestic and worldwide distribution, after its acquisition of [[MGM/UA Communications Co.]]<ref>Now [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.]] and [[United Artists|United Artists Corporation]] respectively, which are now owned by MGM Holdings Inc.</ref> Since Time Warner<ref>Later [[WarnerMedia]] and now [[Warner Bros. Discovery]].</ref> acquired Turner Broadcasting in 1996, it has served as an in-name only subsidiary of and copyright holder for [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]].

{{Chronology|[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios|Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] (pre-1986)<br>[[MGM Cartoons]]<br>[[Sib Tower 12 Productions]]<br>[[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] (pre-1948)<br>[[Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation]]<br>[[RKO Radio Pictures]]<br>[[Paramount Cartoons]] (''Popeye the Sailor'' library)<br>[[Brut Pictures]]<br>[[Ruby-Spears Productions]] (pre-1991)|[[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Warner Bros. Television Studios]]<br>[[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Warner Bros. Entertainment]]}}