Comment on Turner Broadcasting Reaches Long-Term Distribution Agreement With NCTC

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. announced today a multi-year distribution agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) that includes broad carriage of Turner’s leading portfolio of networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the terms of the agreement, Turner’s diverse portfolio of networks including CNN, HLN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies (TCM), truTV, CNN International, CNN en Español and Boomerang will continue to be carried by NCTC’s nearly 1,000 independent cable operator members nationwide. As part of the deal, NCTC members will have rights to carry a myriad of entertainment, kids, news, sports and young adults programming, as well as on-demand content that is available across the Turner networks, including award-winning news and information from CNN, marquee sports programming such as the NBA and NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, TBS’s Conan and TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles and Falling Skies, and Cartoon Network’s Regular Show and Adventure Time.