<P> In 1986 , MGM was purchased by WTBS founder Ted Turner . Turner sold the company a short while later , but retained MGM 's pre-1986 film library , thus Tom and Jerry became the property of Turner Entertainment Co. ( where the rights stand today via Warner Bros . ) , and have in subsequent years appeared on Turner - run stations , such as TBS , TNT , Cartoon Network , The WB , Boomerang , and Turner Classic Movies . </P>
<P> In 1986 , MGM was purchased by WTBS founder Ted Turner . Turner sold the company a short while later , but retained MGM 's pre-1986 film library , thus Tom and Jerry became the property of Turner Entertainment Co. ( where the rights stand today via Warner Bros . ) , and have in subsequent years appeared on Turner - run stations , such as TBS , TNT , Cartoon Network , The WB , Boomerang , and Turner Classic Movies . </P>
who owns the rights to tom and jerry
who owns the rights to tom and jerry
Turner Entertainment Co.
Turner Entertainment Co.