This provoked an outcry from the film community Turner eventually quit colorizing things (not only due to public reactions, but also due to high costs), and he later founded Turner Classic Movies in 1994 to showcase the massive catalog of stuff he held, unedited, un-colorized and commercial free. One point of controversy, however, was Turner's bad habit of colorizing black-and-white movies, which was in full force when TNT launched (though TNT tended to show the black and white originals, while TBS would show the colorized prints). Also included were blocks of cartoons (MGM, WB and Paramount cartoons he owned), non-Turner reruns such as The Muppet Show and Fraggle Rock, and expanded sports coverage compared to TBS (which over the years has included NBA, NFL, NASCAR, college sports, PGA golf, and most recently the UFEA Champions League during the 1990s, they also shared coverage of the Olympic Games with, ironically, CBS). TNT therefore served not only as a showcase for Turner-produced original programming like documentaries and the Goodwill Games, but also one for the massive catalog of older films and TV series. SuperStation TBS (as it was known at the time) obviously didn't have room for all this archive stuff. He did however keep MGM's massive library of films, cartoons and TV shows (some of which were previously owned by Warner Bros., RKO Radio Pictures, United Artists and Paramount). ![]() ![]() But the biggest catalyst for TNT's launch was his then-biggest acquisition: back in 1986, Turner had acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for 74 days, but sold it back. In 1985, Turner attempted to acquire CBS, but failed, leaving him wanting a showcase for his in-house productions. For starters, prior to the network's launch, the name had been utilized by Turner as the name for sporting events they syndicated to local television stations (including Turner's own Goodwill Games). The network originated from a variety of ideas and ventures. Discovery originally owned by Turner Broadcasting, it started broadcasting on Octonote starting with an intro sequence of Ted Turner welcoming viewers, a recording of the same rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner that had launched CNN eight years prior, followed by Turner's favorite film, Gone with the Wind it's the fifth cable network launched by Ted Turner (counting his short-lived MTV competitor Cable Music Channel, which only operated for a few months in 1984). TNT ( Turner Network Television) is a US cable television network, owned by Warner Bros.
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