CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87. His company Turner Enterprises says the television pioneer died Wednesday. Turner transformed an obscure Atlanta television station into the first satellite-based “superstation” and founded Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all news TV network. The brash Southerner owned sports teams, was a champion yacht racer and was married to actor Jane Fonda for 10 years. He was one of America’s most extensive landowners and became a prolific philanthropist, donating $1 billion to the United Nations. President Donald Trump called him one of the all-time greats.
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CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87. His company Turner Enterprises says the television pioneer died Wednesday. Turner transformed an obscure Atlanta television station into the first satellite-based “superstation” and founded Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all news TV network. The brash Southerner owned sports teams, was a champion yacht racer and was married to actor Jane Fonda for 10 years. He was one of America’s most extensive landowners and became a prolific philanthropist, donating $1 billion to the United Nations. President Donald Trump, in reacting to Turner’s death, called him one of the all-time greats.
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Media mogul Ted Turner who founded CNN and revolutionized cable news has died. He was 87.
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This combination of photos released by Heritage Actions show a Screen Actors Guild Award belonging to Matthew Perry, left, and a cast-autographed copy of the pilot episode of the comedy series "Friends." (Heritage Auctions via AP)
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A quick programming note - we'll be airing the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Television and movie actors have reached a tentative four-year contract agreement with studios and streaming services. The deal must be approved by the board of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and ratified by members. If approved, it would prevent a repeat of the 2023 actors strike. The agreement was announced Saturday in a joint statement from SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Details will remain private until the union's board reviews them. Key issues included protections against AI for actors and improved residuals. Negotiations took about six weeks.