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TBS

American  

abbreviation

  1. Nautical. talk between ships: a radiotelephone for short-range communication between vessels.

  2. Trademark. Turner Broadcasting System: a cable television channel.


tbs. British  

abbreviation

  1. tablespoon(ful)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Warner is planning to spin off the bulk of its channel portfolio, including HGTV, TBS and Cartoon Network, in a separate company.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Netflix’s proposal would see the cable television business, including channels CNN, TBS and the Discovery Channel. spun off into a separate company.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Paramount had offered $30 a share for all of Warner, including its cable channels such as CNN, TBS and Food Network.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The second entity is to be renamed Discovery Global, and include Warner’s basic cable channels, including CNN, TBS, TNT and HGTV.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The answer came back on the TBS: "Nobody."

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.