TBS Superstation is a USA television channel.
TBS Superstation is an American television channel showing popular new and syndicated entertainment programs. TBS originally stood for Turner Broadcasting System. TBS Superstation was originally a local TV station in Atlanta, Georgia known as WTCG. Ted Turner began distributing the station nationwide via satellite on December 17, 1976. By 1978, WTCG was available on cable television systems in all 50 of the United States. WTCG was renamed WTBS Channel 17 in 1979. In October 2007, the operations of WTBS and TBS Superstation were split and the local TV station was renamed WPCH TV 17, which is now an independent TV station serving Atlanta.
TBS Superstation was a service of Time Warner until June 2018, when Time Warner was sold to AT&T Corporation, which renamed the business WarnerMedia. On April 8, 2022, Discovery merged with WarnerMedia to form a new business called Warner Bros. Discovery.
This television channel is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Mailing address: 4000 Warner Blvd, Burbank, CA 91522
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-- March 28, 2011 -- David Hudson is now senior vice president of late night and specials at Turner Entertainment Networks, working with both TBS and TNT. He was previously vice president of alternative programming for the networks. 'Conan' Debuts, With Some Self-Mockery Conan O'Brien Picks a Home - And It's TBS
TV advertisers are being offered closer ties between ads and program content,
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-- The New York Times reported on November 9, 2010:
"Conan O'Brien returned to late-night television Monday after a 10-month absence, with the host mocking his departure from the NBC Television Network and his arrival on cable.
"Last season on Conan," read the opening title card, fading to a shot of Mr. O'Brien speaking on the phone: "You want me to move 'The Tonight Show' to 12:05? Forget it, I'm not doing it. What can they do to me?"
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Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder Colorado USA, November 9, 2010
-- Atlanta, April 12, 2010: Comedy icon Conan O'Brien is joining TBS to host a late-night talk show that is expected to debut in November. The Emmy-winning comedian's new program will be followed by Lopez Tonight, which will shift to a midnight time slot.
O'Brien began talks in earnest with TBS just last week, after George Lopez personally called him to ask that he consider joining the...
Stuart Elliott of the New York Times reported on May 19, 2009:
"In another sign of how hard television executives are working to attract advertising in tough times, two cable channels plan to significantly expand an initiative that pairs commercials with relevant scenes in the shows they interrupt.
This week, TV networks preview their new shows, unveil their fall schedules, and schmooze with advertisers.
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