Press Releases
Simon Cox Leads Newly Expanded Turner Media Innovations Team Across EMEA
August 25th, 2010
Simon Cox, Vice President of Turner Media Innovations, has been promoted to a new EMEA role, responsible for driving pan-regional commercial deals and working with Turner Broadcasting's European ad sales teams to generate new revenue streams.
View press releaseHasbro to Sponsor the Boomerang Pet Personality Awards
June 29th, 2010
Turner Media Innovations has secured an integrated sponsorship deal with Hasbro's FurReal Friends toy range, which will include TV sponsorship, a campaign website and event sponsorship of the Boomerang Pet Personality Awards.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting unveils new Boomerang website
June 23rd, 2010
Turner Broadcasting is unveiling a new-look website for its kids' channel Boomerang, www.boomerangtv.co.uk in the UK. Boasting interactive widescreen backgrounds, and a host of new games and applications, the site marks an exciting juncture in the evolution of an already successful kids online destination.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations Renews LEGOLAND® Sponsorship of Ben 10: Alien Force
June 10th, 2010
Turner Media Innovations today announced it has renewed a hugely successful ad campaign which sees LEGOLAND® Windsor sponsoring smash-hit cartoon series Ben 10: Alien Force on Cartoon Network.
View press release100 Million Game Plays For Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator
June 9th, 2010
Turner Broadcasting's online game creation tool for kids, Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator, has hit the 100 million game plays milestone across Europe, and has seen over 300,000 games created.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Brings Adult Swim to FX UK
June 7th, 2010
Turner Broadcasting has announced an exciting new TV deal in the UK for its comedy brand Adult Swim, set to debut on FX UK today, Thursday 3rd June.
View press releaseCartoonito takes pole position as the most widely distributed pay TV preschool channel in the UK
May 11th, 2010
Cartoonito, the popular preschool channel from Turner Broadcasting, debuted on Virgin Media on 25th March 2010. Reaching Virgin Media's 3.7 million customers for the first time, it is now the most widely distributed pay TV preschool channel in the UK.
View press releaseMr Bean Bounces onto Boomerang
March 4th, 2010
Turner Broadcasting has picked up the rights to the much-loved animation series, Mr Bean, in the year that the legendary star of TV, film and cartoon celebrates its 20th anniversary.
View press releaseVirgin Media expands kids' line-up with Cartoonito
March 1st, 2010
Virgin Media today announced a new agreement with Turner Broadcasting to make available the popular preschool kids' channel Cartoonito to its 3.7 million digital TV customers for the first time, as well as a range of Cartoonito shows on demand.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations and The Lego Group in Half Term Hat-Trick
February 10th, 2010
Turner Media Innovations has teamed up with leading toy manufacturer the LEGO Group and Carat Sponsorship for a series of high profile commercial deals kicking off this February half term.
View press releaseBen10 And Top Trumps Team Up To Launch iPhone App
February 1st, 2010
Turner Broadcasting and Winning Moves have teamed up to launch an iPhone app which unites the two brand powerhouses of Ben 10 and Top Trumps. Available to download today (Monday 1st February 2010), the Ben 10 Top Trumps iPhone app will be available via the Apple app store, priced £1.79.
View press releasePete Flamman To Lead Turner Broadcasting's UK Entertainment Business
January 29th, 2010
Turner Broadcasting is delighted to announce that it has promoted Pete Flamman in his role of SVP Entertainment for Northern Europe, to assume additional responsibility for the running of Turner's UK Entertainment business.
View press releaseMichael Carrington is to leave the BBC to join Turner Broadcasting as Chief Content Officer, EMEA
January 27th, 2010
Turner Broadcasting is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Carrington to the post of Chief Content Officer EMEA, following the departure of Finn Arnesen in October 2009.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting and ustwoTM reunite for Ben 10: Alien Force MouthOffTM iPhone app
December 22nd, 2009
Following the huge success of the Ben 10 MouthOffTM iPhone app, Turner Broadcasting and ustwoTM are set to launch a new Ben 10: Alien Force MouthOffTM app on 22nd December. It will offer fans a whole new selection of mouths, enabling users to overlay an alien mouth over their own, which moves in time to their speech.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting launches UGC online application
December 11th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting has launched a free user generated content application on www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk based on its number one boys' franchise Ben 10.
View press releaseTurner launches Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator in the UK on CartoonNetwork.co.uk
November 19th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting has launched a free online game creator on www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk based on its number one boys' franchise Ben 10. The Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator enables kids across the UK to build professional looking online games and share their games in the Game Creator online community.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Debuts 'Bens 10 Awards' for Ben 10: Alien Swarm world premiere
November 10th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting is rolling out the second phase of 2009 marketing activity for the UK's number one boys' brand Ben 10. To support the world premiere of much anticipated movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm, the broadcaster has teamed up with PR firm Cow and events agency Added Dimension to stage the inaugural Ben's 10 Awards.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations secures PSP as Ben 10: Alien Force sponsor
November 2nd, 2009
Turner Media Innovations has secured Sony’s PlayStation®Portable (PSP™) games console as TV sponsor of Ben 10: Alien Force over the key Christmas gifting period, kicking off on 2 November until 24 December.
View press releaseDanbar Entertainment and Turner Media Innovations join forces to launch Flash & Dash in the UK
November 2nd, 2009
Danbar, the global leader in the design and manufacture of cutting edge Remote Control toys, has teamed up with Turner Media Innovations for the launch of their Flash & Dash toy range in the UK.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Launches Brand Campaign with Mothercare and Myleene Klass
October 13th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting's pre-school channel, Cartoonito is launching a multi-platform brand awareness campaign with Mothercare and Myleene Klass.
View press releaseIts a Mouth-off for Ben 10
October 7th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting has teamed up with digital design studio ustwoTM to launch its first branded iPhone app in the UK, a Ben 10 MouthOff iPhone App due for release on 11 October 2009
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting commissions first series from its European Development Studio
September 24th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting is delighted to announce that it has greenlit its first UK-produced full length animation series out of its dedicated original production hub, the Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Launches Next Generation Augmented Reality
July 13th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting is set to become the first broadcaster in the UK to roll out the next generation of Augmented Reality by using the technology to provide a unique interactive and immersive 3D virtual gaming experience.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Records Phenomenal Growth in Q1 and Q2 Ratings
July 9th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting is celebrating a 5% year-on-year increase in ratings from January to June across its portfolio of kids' channels, including Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Cartoonito.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Launches First Ever Boomerang Pet Personality Awards
July 8th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting is set to launch its inaugural Boomerang Pet Personality Awards on 13th September 2009 in London's Regents Park.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations Takes Ben 10 To Legoland in Carat Sponsorship Deal
July 1st, 2009
Turner Media Innovations today announced a sponsorship campaign that will see Turner Broadcasting's number one boys' property Ben 10 joining forces with popular theme park destination, LEGOLAND® Windsor - in a deal conceived and negotiated by Carat Sponsorship and Turner Media Innovations.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations Announces New Sales Controller and Bucks Trend with Team Expansion
June 15th, 2009
Turner Media Innovations is delighted to announce it has promoted Andrew Mallandaine to the role of UK Sales Controller. It has also created three new positions within the department to reflect the team's recent commercial successes.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting Launches New Community Website for Kids
June 10th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting is launching a new UK website for its kids' channel Cartoon Network on 16 June 2009, putting community interaction and personalisation at the heart of the site's offering.
View press releaseTurner Classic Movies unveils ambitious plans to win younger film fan demographic
June 9th, 2009
New experiential campaign marks channel's 10th anniversary, aiming to engage and mobilise film fans across the country
View press releaseBen 10 Alien Force Launch Event
February 19th, 2009
Ben 10 Alien Force, the exciting new series from Cartoon Network, was launched on February 13th with a star-studded premiere at London's Old Billingsgate market.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations signs D3P as Sponsor of Ben10: Alien Force
February 17th, 2009
Turner Media Innovations has secured interactive games publisher and developer D3 Publisher (D3P) as on-air sponsor of the new series of Ben 10: Alien Force on Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network’s new action-animation series, Ben 10: Alien Force, shows Ben 10 now aged 15 and discovering he can turn into a whole new set of crime-fighting aliens.
View press releaseLego® secures major Cartoon Network sponsorship deal for 2009
February 4th, 2009
LEGO® announces a unique sponsorship collaboration with Turner Media Innovations to promote its new STAR WARS™ range for 2009, in association with Turner Broadcasting channel Cartoon Network.
View press releaseTurner Broadcasting and Archie Productions Collaborate on Major European Format
January 29th, 2009
Turner Broadcasting today announced it has commissioned six European versions of Staraoke, Finland’s top-rating karaoke-style kids’ series, created by Finnish production company Intervisio.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations’ GSK Aquafresh campaign scoops double win at Media Week Awards
October 31st, 2008
Turner Media Innovations scooped the Best Sales Pitch (Medium) award for its GSK Aquafresh campaign at last night’s Media Week Awards. The same Aquafresh campaign also won MediaCom an award for Best Media Idea (Medium). The two-year branded entertainment deal for GlaxoSmithKline, currently airs on Turner Broadcasting's pre-school channel Cartoonito. The campaign consists of a 90-second spot played exclusively on Cartoonito every evening just before the channel closes at 19.00.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations Creates Monster with Skeleflex
September 9th, 2008
Turner Media Innovations has signed a four month deal with Re:creation for the launch of new product range, Skeleflex. The campaign, which begins early August, will see Turner Media Innovations create a 20 second television webdrive spot, a microsite and an eTV game.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations launches 5-month Hasbro - Cartoonito Sponsorship
September 8th, 2008
Turner Media Innovations has signed a 5-month sponsorship deal with global toy-giant Hasbro for Turner Broadcasting’s UK pre-school channel Cartoonito. The deal is to promote Hasbro’s Playskool range, through a daily two-hour block entitled Playtime. This is the first time Cartoonito has entered into a channel sponsorship.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations Launches Bandai Ben 10 – Tesco Sponsorship
September 1st, 2008
Turner Media Innovations has secured a sponsorship deal for Bandai’s best-selling range of Ben 10 products, which will see supermarket giant Tesco sign up as retail partner. Set to run on Cartoon Network both on-air and online from the 9th until the 22nd October, the deal is Turner Media Innovations’s first alliance with Tesco.
View press releaseTurner Media Innovations wins triple round of business from Mattel
August 20th, 2008
Turner Media Innovations are pleased to announce two further campaigns with leading toy manufacturer, Mattel, for their Hot Wheels brand, adding to the recently announced sponsorship deal for fashion doll brand, Barbie.
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