AOL Time Warner Inc. 1980s

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1989
Time Warner Inc. is created as the world's largest media and entertainment company with Time Inc.'s acquisition of Warner Communications Inc.

1989
Sports Illustrated for Kids launches

1989
Steve Case wins contest to rename the Quantum online service—America Online is born. The AOL service is launched—including e-mail, games, special interest forums, plus a groundbreaking feature allowing AOL members to communicate in one-on-one, real time conversations.

1985
Time Inc. acquires Southern Progress Corp. (founded 1886), adding to its roster of Progressive Farmer (launched 1886), Southern Living (launched 1966) and Oxmoor House (established 1969).

1985
Steve Case, Jim Kimsey and Marc Seriff conceive of a new company, Quantum Computer Services, to deliver online information and other services to consumers via PC modems. The World Wide Web does not yet exist.

1982
Headline News premieres in more than 800,000 cable homes, with updated newscasts every half-hour.

1980
Cinemax launches as a companion to HBO, making them the cable industry's first pay-TV "tier"

1980
CNN, the world's first 24-hour, all-news network, premieres with 1.7 million subscribers

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