00:00U.S. entrepreneur and founder of CNN, Ted Turner, died on Wednesday at the age of 87.
00:08Turner had been suffering from the degenerative disease, Lewy body dementia.
00:13Turner played a major role in transforming the news business after founding CNN in 1980,
00:20the first 24-hour all-news TV network.
00:24But he sold the company to Time Warner in 1996 in a $7.3 billion mega-deal and was then
00:31gradually pushed out.
00:33Turner was also known as a yachting enthusiast and philanthropist who donated $1 billion to United Nations charities,
00:41while he also owned sports teams in Atlanta.
00:44His television empire included TBS and TNT channels for sports and entertainment, among others.
00:54Heachusetts has signed an award.
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