WHY THIS MATTERS:Turner will be rolling out nearly 17,000 hours of original content during the 2017-18 season. And its networks can be found on more apps and devices.
WHY THIS MATTERS:The news channel also renewed current series including Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown and United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.
ABC's upfront on Tuesday had a bit of a back-to-the-future quality to it. After a musical performance by Lea Michele, who stars in a new ABC comedy, Ben Sherwood, the president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, reminded media buyers in the audience that it was ABC that held the first upfront event back in 1962.