Turner International India

Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. is the Indian subsidiary of Turner Broadcasting System and one of Turner's international divisions. It manages the sales and marketing of Turner’s news and entertainment services in India and other South Asian countries.

Turner International India Pvt. Ltd.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
Cable Television
Interactive Media
Headquarters
Mahipalpur, New Delhi
,
India
Area served
South Asia
Key people
Siddharth Jain (MD - Turner, South Asia)
ParentWarnerMedia
DivisionsCartoon Network
Pogo
CNN-News18
WB Channel
Toonami (India)
Websitewww.turner.com

All channels of Turner International India are distributed by Taj Television Ltd.[1] The division of WarnerMedia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. is the arm of Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. (TBS) that manages the sales and marketing of Turner’s news and entertainment services in India and South Asia.

Services

The company offers the Indianized version of the Turner's content, across multiple genres and partnerships.

Other

Turner also has several successful partnerships in India, including:

  • CNN-IBN, a 24-hour English news channel in partnership with GBN (a TV18 company)
  • Zee Turner Limited, a TV distribution company, in partnership with Zee Entertainment Enterprises
  • Media Pro Enterprise India Pvt. Ltd., in partnership with Star Den Media Services Pvt. Ltd. Formed in May 2011, the company distributes the largest channel bouquet covering a total of 65 channels.

In 2010, Turner India took over the Imagine TV channel from NDTV for $117 million.[2] This channel was later shut down in 2012.[3]

About

In 2010, Turner India took over the Imagine TV channel from NDTV for $117 million.[2] This channel was later shut down in 2012.[3] In India, Turner offers a distinctly diverse bouquet of world class content across multiple genres and partnerships that include the leading kids' TV and interactive entertainment brands Cartoon Network, POGO and Boomerang; English entertainment channels - WB, HBO, and TCM; and the world's leading global 24-hour news network, CNN International. Turner also has several successful partnerships in India, including those with: GBN (a TV18 company) for the co-branded 24-hour English news channel CNN IBN; Zee Entertainment and Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) for distribution company Zee Turner Limited that offered the country's largest collection of television channels. In May 2011, Zee Turner Ltd. and Star Den Media Services Pvt. Ltd. created a new joint venture called Media Pro Enterprise India Pvt. Ltd. that now distributes the largest channel bouquet covering a total of 65 channels. A division of WarnerMedia, Turner International India Pvt. Ltd. is the arm of Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. (TBS) that manages the sales and marketing of Turner’s news and entertainment services in India and South Asia.

References
  1. "Taj Television (About Us)". Taj Television. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. Dibeyendu Ganguly (7 May 2010). "Turner International India just got married". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  3. Reporter, B. S. "Turner shuts down Imagine TV". Retrieved 2016-08-03.
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