The brash mogul once known as ‘the mouth from the south’ took on established broadcasters and changed TV for ever February, 1982. The startup cable news channel, CNN, is not yet two years old. It’s ...
(CNN) — Banks scoffed. Potential partners rejected him. Newspaper owners mocked the idea. But Ted Turner persevered and won. Turner faced an extraordinary uphill battle to launch CNN in 1980. Before ...
On June 1, 1980, CNN, the first 24-hour news channel, went live and has been on the air ever since. Turner quickly expanded, adding a second 24-hour news network CNN2 (later renamed Headline News, ...
CNN-News18 and Nippon India Mutual Fund's Prime Time Studio launches today, 1 July 2026, and will broadcast live on weekdays ...