MEDIA CONGLOMERATE – TIME WARNER

By Jack Holloway

About time warner

Time Warner are a global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks and films and TV entertainment, uses its industry-leading operating scale and brands to create, package and deliver high quality content worldwide on a multi-platform basis.

Turner brands North America United Sates

Asia Pacific Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New

Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Europe, Middle East, Africa Baltics, Benelux, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Nordic, Pan Africa,

Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, Rest of Central and Eastern Europe, Pan Middle East.

Latin America Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela

Brief history Time Warner was founded in 1922, the founders of the company were Henry Luce and

Briton Hadden, and they were only 25 at this time. They both had the idea of publishing a weekly news magazine, which was a long time goal for them. They sought to collect 100,000 dollars from an investor in order to realize this revolutionary idea. However they had to take make do with 86,000 dollars, which they managed to scrape together from 72 investors.

On the 3rd of March 1923 there revolutionary idea had finally happened and the first issue of Time hit the shops, the success was enormous. And it did not take long before further magazine titles followed, the photo-illustrated life, economy magazine fortune and the boulevard magazine people. After the second world war, Time inc was not only the largest magazine publisher in the USA, but also in the world, this was down to the passion of writing. Once the publisher Luce was criticised in regards to the lack of objectivity in his magazine he responded, “We tell of the truth as we see it”

The film studio for Warner brothers launched in 1923 just a year after time publishing house, the early years were the hardiest but they took them nonetheless in 1927, when “The Jazz singer” turned out to be a great success they had considered not to produce it but they decided to and they would not regret it. From there they went on to improve their facilities and have gone from strength to strength and are now a powerhouse across the world in more than one aspect.

Time Warner video games Time Warner have a huge selection of highly wanted video games,

they are the publishers of the following games. Mortal Kombat, The witcher 3, Mad max, Lego marvel avengers, Batman Arkham knight.

These particular games have helped Warner Bros to become the lead in the US video game industry in the market in 2015 .

Time warner are partnered with Mortal Kombat and the Witcher which are two massive games which are playable on the playstaion, Xbox and PC.

Time Warner films Time warner are the publishers for many Hollywood movies,

the most recent high profile movie is Batman v Superman: Dawn of justice. Which had a budget of $410 million which is one of the most expensive movies, so with this in mind it shows how far movies have risen, and the next DC movie could easily surpass $410 million, this is due to the social media hype that comes with trailers and other merchandise.

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Future plans / rumours There have been many reports across social media that Charter

communications are willing to merge with Time Warner cable, in a massive money deal $56 billion; they have been in discussion since last year. They have filed applications seeking commission’s approval to transfer control of their licenses and authorizations in connection with the merge. If this is granted this would bring together fourth (Time Warner cable) seventh (Charter), and tenth (Bright house networks) the largest multichannel video programming distributors in the country to create the third largest provider in the country, serving roughly 17.3 million customers, however the new company would bring together 19.4 million broadband subscribers, creating the second largest broadband internet provider in the country and would provide services to customers across nearly 40 states. If this proposed transaction is granted it will break the Internet on all platforms as this is huge news worldwide, and many people have been following the rumours since day one.

Interesting facts

In 2006 Time Warner launched it’s new in2TV product which is now (AolTV) through the AOL gateway website where the user could access and watch TV- Series, you could watch Two and a half men via the website however the company relied on advertising revenue instead of download fees. For every 30 minutes of film, there are up to two minutes of ads shown, and if the site was in need of more revenue they could carry adverts when they wanted.

LeBron James and Warner LeBron James is arguable the best basketball player in the world at

this time, he has a huge media backing which allows him to get massive deals with some of the best brands worldwide. LeBron James is a brand himself which is huge and the deal with Warner will further both brands even more, LeBron has secured a $15.8 million deal from Warner into his multi platform median company Uninterrupted.

LeBron will be the face of majority of Warner media platforms, which will connect with the consumers.

LeBron James said “It’s always about connecting with people of all ages and providing unique content they can all enjoy, and I’ve always loved movies, which makes Warner Bros. The ultimate partner to help us continue to push the envelope. I can’t wait to see what we come up with”

People who work at Time Warner CEO / Chairman – Jeff Bewkes COO – Robert D.Marcus

These are the two most important people at Time Warner as they control everything that happens behind the scenes and if they need to clarify speculation to the press.

Time Warner divisions HBO

Turner

Warner Bros

Turner Turner is the best in entertainment, sports, kids and news.

Turner creates and programs branded news, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world.

Turner owns and operates leading news and entertainment networks and businesses in more than 200 countries, including CNN, HLN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon network, Turner classic movies, Adult swim, truTV, Boomerang, Turner sports, iStream planet, eSports, Bleacherreport.com, NBA.com, NCAA.com and PGA.com. From the list you can see Turner have a wide range of audience, which allows them to reach out to all ages rather than a niece audience.

HBO HBO (Home box office) is the worlds most successful

premium television company.

The services offer popular subscription video on demand products HBO on demand and Cinemax on demand, as well as HBO GO and Max GO, HD feeds and multiplex channels. HBO NOW, the network’s internet only premium streaming service. HBO is the most watched pay service in the US, offering original productions including series, films and miniseries, documentaries, championship boxing, concerts and family as well as Hollywood blockbusters. There is something for everyone with HBO that is what makes it the best service in the US.

Warner Bros• Warner Bros. Stands at the forefront of the entertainment industry with

businesses in feature films, television, home entertainment, videogames, and consumer products

• 2015 marked the ninth consecutive year Warner Bros. Pictures crossed the $3 billion mark at the global box office with $3.71 billion in worldwide receipts ($1.60 billion domestic, $2.11 billion international). The year was also 15th consecutive frame that both the domestic and international divisions crossed the billion dollar mark a milestone no other studio has achieved this. For the 15th consecutive year, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment was, once again, the industry’s leader, with 19 percent market share, and was number one in the overall sell-through and electronic sell-through categories.

Time Warner finances

Assets sold by Time Warner Ted Turner once owned Atlanta Hawks (Basketball) he would

own them for over a decade, any by time the mid 80s Turner began leaving day to day operations to the basketball operations staff.

Notable success These are 20 of the most successful movies that Time

warner have had, and there is no surprise it has a lot to do with there movies they publish worldwide.

What started today’s dominance across multiple platforms was one of the biggest mergers of all time when Time Inc and Warner communications came together in 1990, giving “birth” to the Time Warner today.