TNT Sports (United States)
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| Division of: | Turner Broadcasting System |
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| Key people: | Lenny Daniels (President)[1] |
| Headquarters: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Major broadcasting contracts: | MLB NBA PGA Championship NCAA March Madness |
| Parent: | Time Warner |
Turner Sports is the division of Turner Broadcasting System (a subsidiary of Time Warner) responsible for sports broadcasts on Turner channels including TBS, TNT, TruTV, and CNN en Español (for occasional Spanish language simulcasts), and for operating the digital media outlets NCAA.com, NBA.com, PGATOUR.com and PGA.com. Turner Sports also operates NBA TV on behalf of the National Basketball Association.
Turner also owns Peachtree TV, the former WTBS, which was the longtime home of Atlanta Braves Baseball. This relationship ended after the 2013 season.
Current properties
- NBA on TNT (1989–present)
- TNT NBA Thursday doubleheaders
- NBA All-Star Game
- Playoff coverage including one conference final alternating with ESPN and ABC
- Inside the NBA
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (2011–present)
- Major League Baseball on TBS (2007-present)
- 13 Sunday games, alternating AL/NL Wild Card Playoff with ESPN, alternating ALDS/NLDS and ALCS/NLCS with Fox Sports 1/Fox
- Spanish language simulcasts on CNN en Español (2016–present)[2]
- Golf on TNT
- PGA Championship (through 2019)
- First and Second Round
- Early Third and Final Round (later coverage on CBS)
- PGA Championship (through 2019)
- MetroPCS Friday Night Knockout
- ELeague (Turner Sport/WME-IMG Partnership, starting 2016)[3][4]
- NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship (2016–)[5][6]
Other television properties
- NBA TV (managed on behalf of the NBA)
Turner Sports Interactive
- NCAA.com
- Starting with the 2010–11 academic year and continuing through 2031-32, Turner has digital rights to all NCAA championships across all divisions. Under the deal, Turner also manages NCAA.com.[7] This does not include championships of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, which are not organized by the NCAA.
- NBA.com
- PGA.com
- Bleacher Report
- Time Warner acquired this sports news website in August 2012 for an estimated value of close to $200 million.[8]
- Holyfield.co
Other
- Universal Wrestling Corporation - previously known as World Championship Wrestling, assets now owned by WWE, Inc.
Former properties
Turner South
- Atlanta Braves baseball
- Atlanta Hawks basketball
- Atlanta Thrashers hockey
CNNSI
TBS
- Atlanta Hawks basketball
- College Football on TBS (1982-2006)
- Goodwill Games (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2001)
- Braves TBS Baseball (1973-2007)
- Gator Bowl (1993-1994)
- NASCAR on TBS (1983-2000)
- NBA on TBS (1984-2002)
- WCW Thunder (1998-2001)
- World Championship Wrestling (1972-2000)
TNT
- NFL on TNT (1990-1997)
- Olympics on TNT (1992, 1994, 1998) co-produced with CBS
- Tennis on TNT (2000-2002)
- FIFA World Cup (1990)
- Women's United Soccer Association
- NASCAR on TNT (2001-2014) co-produced with NBC (2001-2006)
- WCW Monday Nitro (1995-2001)
Notable Turner Sports personalities (past and present)
- Marv Albert
- David Aldridge
- Adam Alexander
- Brian Anderson
- Charles Barkley
- Rick Barry
- Allen Bestwick
- Eric Bischoff
- Bob Brenly
- Hubie Brown
- Chip Caray
- Skip Caray
- Andrew Catalon
- Vince Cellini
- Doug Collins
- Wally Dallenbach, Jr.
- Ron Darling
- Spero Dedes
- Dennis Eckersley
- Ian Eagle
- Marc Fein
- Mike Fratello
- Greg Gumbel
- Pat Haden
- Kevin Harlan
- Scott Hudson
- Ernie Johnson, Jr.
- Ernie Johnson, Sr.
- Gus Johnson
- Steve Kerr
- Allie LaForce
- Richard Lewis
- Verne Lundquist
- Buck Martinez
- Larry McReynolds
- Cheryl Miller
- Reggie Miller
- Jim Nantz
- Bob Neal
- Shaquille O'Neal
- Brad Nessler
- Benny Parsons
- Phil Parsons
- Kyle Petty
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Vince Russo
- Craig Sager
- Tony Schiavone
- Ralph Sheheen
- Joe Simpson
- Kenny Smith
- John Smoltz
- Marty Snider
- Dick Stockton
- Don Sutton
- Mike Tenay
- Reggie Theus
- John Thompson
- Jeff Van Gundy
- Pete Van Wieren
- Tom Verducci
- Bill Weber
- Chris Webber
- David Wells
- Matt Winer
- Tracy Wolfson
- Matt Yocum
- Adam Zucker
See also
Notes and references
- ^ http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/turner-sports-ups-lenny-daniels-to-president-1201259861/
- ^ Ken Fang [@fangsbites] (October 7, 2016). ".@MLB has released the times for the League Division Series for Monday and beyond" (Tweet). Retrieved October 15, 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ http://adage.com/article/media/turner-wme-img-e-sports-game-league/300513/
- ^ http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/turner-wme-img-esports-league-tbs-1201600921/
- ^ "Turner Sports Reaches Multi-Year Agreement to Present NCAA National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship". NCAA. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Turner Sports Reaches Multi-Year Agreement to Present NCAA National Collegiate Beach Volleyball Championship". Turner Sports. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Associated Press (September 21, 2010). "Turner wins NCAA digital rights". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Bercovici, Jeff. "Turner Buys Bleacher Report, Next-Gen Sports Site, for $175M-Plus". Forbes.com.