Editing Turner Broadcasting System (section)

=== 1990s ===
{{See also|Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC|l1=''Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC''}}

Turner Broadcasting System expanded its presence in movie production and distribution, first with the 1991 purchase of the [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[Ruby-Spears]] animation studios during a competitive bid with [[MCA Inc.|MCA]]/[[Universal Pictures|Universal]], [[Hallmark Cards]], and several other corporations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lippman|first=John|title=Turner Is Buying Hanna-Barbera Film Library|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-30-fi-565-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 8, 2010|date=October 30, 1991|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511201256/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-10-30/business/fi-565_1_film-library|archive-date=May 11, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 22, 1993, Turner Broadcasting System acquired [[Castle Rock Entertainment]]. Turner Broadcasting System purchased [[New Line Cinema]] a month later.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/2157288.html?dids=2157288:2157288&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+07%2C+1993&author=Harris%2C+Kathryn&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=New+Line+Cinema+holding+merger+talks+with+Turner&pqatl=google|first=Kathryn|last=Harris|title=New Line Cinema holding merger talks with Turner|date=August 7, 1993|access-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324192856/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/2157288.html?dids=2157288:2157288&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+07%2C+1993&author=Harris%2C+Kathryn&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=New+Line+Cinema+holding+merger+talks+with+Turner&pqatl=google|archive-date=March 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/6359666.html?dids=6359666:6359666&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+18%2C+1993&author=Citron%2C+Alan&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Turner+gets+nod+to+buy+New+Line+and+Castle+Rock&pqatl=google|first=Alan|last=Citron|title=Turner gets nod to buy New Line and Castle Rock|date=August 18, 1993|access-date=July 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324192844/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/6359666.html?dids=6359666:6359666&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+18%2C+1993&author=Citron%2C+Alan&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Turner+gets+nod+to+buy+New+Line+and+Castle+Rock&pqatl=google|archive-date=March 24, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100240/0000950144-94-000832.txt |title=Turner Broadcasting Company Report |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]], [[Washington, D.C.]] |access-date=2017-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710093510/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/100240/0000950144-94-000832.txt |archive-date=2017-07-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Turner Broadcasting System launched [[Cartoon Network]] on October 1, 1992, followed by [[Turner Classic Movies]] (TCM) on April 14, 1994.

In September 1995, Turner Broadcasting System began airing [[World Championship Wrestling]] (WCW)'s ''[[WCW Monday Nitro|Monday Nitro]]'' on TNT, beginning the [[Monday Night War]] against the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] (WWF)'s ''[[WWE Raw|Monday Night Raw]]''. Three years later, TBS Superstation began airing ''[[WCW Thunder]]''.

On October 10, 1996, Turner Broadcasting System merged with [[Time Warner Entertainment]], a company formed in 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ir.timewarner.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=70972&p=irol-faq|title=FAQs – Time Warner – Investor Relations – Time Warner Inc.|access-date=2017-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610120753/http://ir.timewarner.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=70972&p=irol-faq|archive-date=2017-06-10|url-status=live}}</ref> by the merger of [[Time Inc.]] and Warner Communications,<ref>{{cite news|title=Time-TBS merger closed – Oct. 10, 1996|url=https://money.cnn.com/1996/10/10/deals/time_warner_a/|agency=[[CNN]]|work=[[CNNMoney]]|date=October 10, 1996|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928060308/http://money.cnn.com/1996/10/10/deals/time_warner_a/|archive-date=September 28, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and which had held 20% of Turner Broadcasting System in the past.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jessell |first=Harry |date=October 3, 1994 |title=Turner takes a swing at Time Warner |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/94-OCR/BC-1994-10-03-Page-0017.pdf |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> Through this merger, Warner Bros. had regained the rights to its pre-1950 library, while Turner Broadcasting System gained access to the company's post-1950 library and other properties.