Saturday, June 30, 2007

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. at the July 2007 TCA Tour

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s (TBS, Inc.) presentation at the Television Critics Association Summer 2007 Tour will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, July 15, in the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Upcoming CNN, Court TV, TBS and TNT programming will be highlighted. Presentations confirmed to date* include the following:

Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S., will present the CNN documentary God’s Warriors. A CNN Presents worldwide television event, God’s Warriors looks at the global phenomenon of religious fervor and how it impacts politics, culture and public life. CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour journeyed to seven countries over seven months to report on how religious fundamentalists are changing the world—some violently, some non-violently. During this six-hour documentary airing over three nights, God’s Warriors examines those within Christianity, Islam and Judaism who are working to take religion from the periphery to the center of public life, and how far they are willing to go to transform modern society. In three parts: “God’s Christian Warriors” premieres Tuesday, August 21, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). “God’s Muslim Warriors” premieres Wednesday, August 22, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). “God’s Jewish Warriors” premieres Thursday, August 23, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

Panelists:

Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent, CNN
Mark Nelson, vice president and senior executive producer, CNN Productions


Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S., will present the CNN documentary Planet in Peril. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta and Discovery Channel host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin take viewers around the globe for a groundbreaking four-hour documentary of first-hand reporting on threats to the world’s environment. Planet in Peril was filmed across four continents and 13 countries, uncovering places where environmental change is not a theory or a future forecast, but a crisis happening in real time. Bringing viewers the stories behind the statistics, Cooper, Gupta and Corwin illustrate the interconnectivity between today’s environmental threats and tomorrow’s impact on the planet and its inhabitants. In two parts: Tuesday, October 23, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) and Wednesday, October 24, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).

Panelists:

Anderson Cooper, anchor of Anderson Cooper 360°
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, chief medical correspondent, CNN
David Doss, senior executive producer of Anderson Cooper 360° and Planet in Peril


*Additional program elements and panelists will be announced in the coming weeks.

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