Ted Turner

Buzz Watch: Ashton Kutcher Thinks Ted Turner Should Come On His Web TV Show

Authored by Jay Baage on April 14, 2009 - 12:31pm.

Ashton Kutcher is a pretty cool guy. First he manages to get almost as many followers on Twitter as CNN (almost 900K). Then he challenges CNN to a race to see who can get to 1 million followers first. If he wins, he'll ""ding dong ditch" Ted Turner's house. Then, proving he's web-savvy, he uploads a video to his Qik page (embedded above), providing the following thought:
"It's just astonishing that one person can actually have as much of a voice online as an entire company on Twitter," Kutcher says while he is driving a car. "I just thought it was an amazing comment on the state of our media."
As he is on video, his PR agent calls and says that Larry King wants him to come on his show and talk about the Twitter challenge with Ted Turner. Aston's response? Why should he come on CNN's old-media show to talk about his success with new media and give them more viewers? Ted Turner should come on his Qik show instead.
"We'll post it on Twitter," Kutcher says of the potential Turner appearance on Qik. "We'll get Ted Turner to call in."

Ted Turner Stepping Down From Board of Time Warner

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 11:16am.

Dulles, Va. - Time Warner, the parent company of America Online, said on Friday that Ted Turner will be stepping down from the company's board of directors. Turner, who has often clashed with Time Warner management, gave no specific reason for stepping down. Turner saw the value of his large stock holdings in Time Warner drop sharply in the years following the company's merger with America Online. "It is after much deliberation that I have decided not to stand for reelection at the annual meeting," said Turner. "I have enjoyed working with Dick Parsons as well as the other board members and the management team."

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AOL Time Warner Sees $99 Billion Loss; Ted Turner Leaves as Vice Chairman

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 30, 2003 - 4:30am.

Dulles, Va. -- Struggling media conglomerate AOL Time Warner reported on Wednesday that, for the full year, the company posted a net loss of $98.7 billion -- reportedly the largest annual loss in U.S. corporate history. The loss is attributed mainly to Internet service America Online, for which the company posted a $45.5 billion writedown in the fourth quarter alone. The news resulted in AOL Time Warner's stock plunging 13.9 percent on Thursday. The company also announced that, following a rash of management changes, CNN founder Ted Turner plans to step down as vice chairman of the company in May. "It will allow him to devote more time to his philanthropic and other interests," said AOL CEO Richard Parsons. Turner merged his Atlanta-based media and sports company with Time Warner, prior to the merger with AOL. http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/030129/292557_1.html

tags: AOL | Time Warner | Ted Turner | Vice Chairman |