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Ted Turner's Death Sparks Media Mogul Reflections

Updated 2026-05-06 14:50 UTC 2 sources Neutral

Media mogul Ted Turner, former owner of the Atlanta Braves and a philanthropist, passed away at 87. His legacy as a pioneer in cable news is being revisited through various media outlets.

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Variety
A lot was riding on the meeting at JP Morgan. It was March 2015, and Pierre-Antoine Capton needed to convince a room filled with 40 bankers and lawyers that they should back Mediawan, a French company he believed could one day be Europe’s answer to the Hollywood conglomerates. Capton, a successful t
2026-05-06 14:41 UTC
ESPN
Ted Turner, the former owner of the Braves and Hawks who made his mark as a media mogul and a philanthropist, has died at the age of 87.
2026-05-06 15:33 UTC
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