Weigel Broadcasting digital network Decades becomes Catchy Comedy March 27, featuring classic sitcoms such as I Love Lucy, Good Times and Night Court. Catchy Comedy features the tagline “Catch All the Laughs” and is set to be Nielsen-rated.
Weigel Broadcasting Co. today announced the March 27 launch of Catchy Comedy, an over-the-air national broadcast television network that will invite viewers to “Catch All the Laughs” with a deep […]
On the heels of PBS’s recent American Masters episode highlighting the relationship between Dick Cavett and Groucho Marx, diginet Decades will pay tribute to the friendship with special episodes of […]
Exclusives
The live streaming platform Frndly TV has signed a deal with Weigel Broadcasting to add five of Weigel’s diginets to its lineup of streaming services. The deal includes Weigel’s MeTV, H&I (Heroes & Icons), Decades, Start TV, and the new Story Television national network. MeTV and the new Story Television network launched on Frndly TV on March 28 with the others to follow.
Beginning in the third quarter, Weigel Broadcasting’s Decades multicast network will be carried on Fox-owned stations in 12 major markets as part of a multiyear agreement with Fox Television Stations, LLC. The deal ups the network’s U.S. coverage to 60% with 65 TV affiliates nationwide. Decades will launch on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Tampa, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Austin and Gainesville, Fla.
Decades Diginet To Toast ‘The Twilight Zone’
Tonight at 8, Walter Cronkite’s Evening News
“Ladies and gentlemen, The Beatles!” That simple introduction changed America and TV forever, as 73 million people gathered in front of their televisions to see The Beatles’ first live performance […]
Optimistic Outlook On Multicast’s Prospects
While diginets still have some hurdles to face — such as rising program license fees — they have captured the attention of general-market advertisers and they are looking forward to the rollout of the upcoming ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard with its expanded capacity. What’s more, the multicast networks are relieved that the FCC’s incentive auction and ongoing repack of the TV band isn’t affecting their station carriage deals to any significant extent.
Decades Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting and CBS Television Stations, remembers the comedic talent and the cultural influence of actress Mary Tyler Moore. Moore died Wednesday, Jan. […]
Decades Network, the multicast network from Weigel Broadcasting and CBS Television Stations, is making additions to its lineup in December. First is comedy series Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In. This […]
Decades Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting and CBS Television Stations, has scheduled a special four-day tribute to the slapstick comic legacy of the Three Stooges. The event […]
Decades Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting and CBS Television Stations, has scheduled a special full-day programming event remembering the historic 1969 moon landing. On Wednesday, July 20 […]
Decades Network, the multicast TV network from Weigel Broadcasting Co. and CBS Television Stations, is adding The Dick Cavett Show to its weekday lineup beginning Monday, May 2. The talk show first […]
A new documentary from the Decades Network, Operation Greylord, profiles one of the largest undercover stings in FBI history that brought corrupt Chicago law enforcement officers to justice.
The wit and wisdom of Dick Cavett will be back on TV starting next month as the CBS-owned multicast network Decades has set a deal for full-length episodes from the long run of The Dick Cavett Show.
Decades Diginet Debuts In Houston, Phoenix
The multicast network from CBS Television Station Group and Weigel Broadcasting now covers 49% of the U.S. with clearances in 39 markets.
Starting Sept. 2, Quincy Newspapers Inc.-owned ABC affiliate WAOW Wausau-Rhinelander, Wis. (DMA 134), will launch Weigel Broadcasting’s multicast network Decades on its ch. 9.3, replacing ThisTV. Decades combines entertainment and […]
Narrowing Focus Marks Newest Diginets
As the market for subchannel options matures, there’s a new wave of multicast networks with significant distribution, tightly focused brands and programming and, in some cases, a smattering of distinguishing original programming. This is Part Two of a four-part special report on multicasting running this week. Read the other stories here.
The one-hour Through the Decades premieres in May 2015 on the new Weigel-CBS Television station multicast network.
WDJT Replacing TouchVision With Decades
CBS O&Os, Weigel To Launch Decades Diginet
Decades will feature originals and more than 100 television series, plus theatrical and made-for-TV movies. Original programming to include Decades Retrospectical, a daily topical show. It is expected to debut during the second quarter of 2015, with the 16 CBS-owned stations that are part of the CBS Television Network serving as the new service’s launch group.
