Time Warner Inc. Reaffirms 2017 Full-Year Business Outlook

Time Warner Inc. TWX today reaffirmed its 2017 full-year business outlook. The Company continues to expect its 2017 full-year Adjusted Operating Income to increase in the high single-digits, based on current foreign exchange rates.

The outlook for 2017 Adjusted Operating Income does not include the impact of any future merger or unplanned restructuring and severance charges, the impact from future sales and acquisitions of operating assets or the impact of taxes on such items. These items may occur from time to time due to management decisions and changing business circumstances. The outlook also does not include the costs associated with the pending acquisition by AT&T Inc. (including retention, restructuring and severance costs associated with the transaction). The impact of such items would be included in Adjusted Operating Income (other than the costs associated with the AT&T transaction, gains and losses from operating assets and any related tax effect) and Operating Income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to Adjusted Operating Income. The Company is currently unable to forecast precisely the timing and/or magnitude of any such events and their resulting impacts on Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income.

OPERATING DRIVERS FOR FOURTH QUARTER OF 2017

Turner

The Company expects Turner's subscription revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2017 to increase at a similar rate as in the third quarter of 2017. Scatter pricing for advertising sales at Turner's domestic entertainment networks has increased double-digits in the fourth quarter to date compared to this year's upfront. The Company anticipates Turner's total advertising revenues will increase in the low single-digits in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the prior year quarter. For the fourth quarter, the Company expects Turner's total expense growth to moderate compared to the third quarter of 2017 and its Operating Income to increase significantly compared to the prior year quarter.

Home Box Office

The Company anticipates Home Box Office's subscription revenue growth rate will increase in the fourth quarter of 2017 relative to the third quarter of 2017. In addition, the Company expects programming cost growth at Home Box Office to increase at a higher rate in the fourth quarter of 2017 relative to the third quarter of 2017, reflecting the timing of original programming and availability of acquired content. The Company anticipates Home Box Office's revenue growth will more than offset expense growth and, as a result, expects its Operating Income to increase in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year quarter.

Warner Bros.

The Company expects Operating Income at Warner Bros. to decline in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the prior year quarter due to the number and mix of theatrical home entertainment releases, including the comparison to the release of Suicide Squad in last year's fourth quarter, as well as higher costs related to the mix of theatrical releases and television series production.

Use of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) Measure

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) is defined as Operating Income (Loss) excluding the impact of noncash impairments of goodwill, intangible and fixed assets; gains and losses on operating assets (other than deferred gains on sale-leasebacks); gains and losses recognized in connection with pension and other postretirement benefit plan curtailments or settlements; costs related to the pending acquisition by AT&T Inc. (including retention, restructuring and severance costs associated with the transaction); external costs related to mergers, acquisitions or dispositions (including restructuring and severance costs associated with dispositions), as well as contingent consideration related to such transactions, to the extent such costs are expensed; and amounts related to securities litigation and government investigations. The Company utilizes Adjusted Operating Income (Loss), among other measures, to evaluate the performance of its businesses. Some limitations of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) are that it does not reflect certain charges that affect the operating results of the Company's businesses and it involves judgment as to whether items affect fundamental operating performance. Also, a general limitation of Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) is that it is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to differences in methods of calculation and excluded items.

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the Company's Operating Income (Loss), as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

A reconciliation of the Company's expected 2017 Adjusted Operating Income to its expected 2017 Operating Income, to the extent practicable, is included with this release. The reconciliation does not include the expected 2017 Operating Income because the Company is unable to forecast the timing and/or magnitude of some items that are included in Operating Income but excluded from Adjusted Operating Income, but it is likely there will be additional amounts during the remainder of 2017.

About Time Warner Inc.

Time Warner Inc., a global leader in media and entertainment with businesses in television networks and film and TV entertainment, uses its industry-leading operating scale and brands to create, package and deliver high-quality content worldwide on a multi-platform basis.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological, strategic and/or regulatory factors and other factors affecting the operation of Time Warner's businesses, including the pending merger with AT&T Inc. More detailed information about these factors may be found in filings by Time Warner with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Time Warner is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Information on Earnings Release

In a separate release issued today, Time Warner Inc. reported the financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2017.

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