Time Warner’s HBO May Add Turner Shows to Web-Only Service

Time Warner Inc. is considering broadening its planned HBO Now online service to include shows from Turner Broadcasting networks such as TBS and TNT, according to people with knowledge of the plans.

Executives at New York-based Time Warner are weighing whether HBO Now should include shows from a channel lineup that also includes Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, said the people. The discussions are early and part of a broader conversation at Time Warner about how to deploy its shows online, the people said. Turner won’t be part of the debut of HBO Now, said one of the people.