Turner Program Services
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| Founded | 1982 United States |
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| Defunct | 1996 |
| Fate | Absorbed into |
Turner Program Services was the former syndication arm of Turner Broadcasting. It served the same purpose as Turner Entertainment Co.'s distribution unit, with the exception that TPS was more involved in distributing television series rather than films.
Founded in 1982, the company was originally responsible for syndicating Turner-produced programs (such as the syndicated game show
One of the more notable series TPS was responsible for developing was
Also, earlier in 1986, TPS, with the help of veteran anime translator Fred Ladd, produced a second English translation of the 1970s anime Science Ninja Team Gatchaman called G-Force: Guardians of Space, which would subsequently air on TBS (1986) and Cartoon Network (1995–1997). TPS also held partial distribution rights to G-Force (along with King Features Entertainment) until all rights to the series reverted to license holder Sandy Frank Entertainment in 2003. In 1987, Turner Program Services expanded to build on the pre-May 1986 MGM library with various film packages, provided by Turner Entertainment Co., as well as colorization of various older movie titles.[1]
Upon Time Warner's purchase of Turner Entertainment Co. in 1996, TPS was absorbed into Telepictures, which is now part of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution (Telepictures still exists as a production company).[2] CNN Newsource began to handle its own distribution and ad sales from then on.
References
- ^ "TPS Bows Three Film Packages Including Barter Titles From MGM". Variety. 1987-01-21. p. 125.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (November 25, 1996). "Grant heads CNN Newssource" (PDF). Broadcasting Magazine.
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