With the addition, he classic TV and film diginet from Sony Pictures Television Networks boosts its coverage to 70% of U.S. TV households and has affiliates in all of the top 25 markets.
Luken Communications announced a multi-network affiliation agreement with WSWF-LD Orlando, Fla. (DMA 18). WSWF is owned and operated by Specialty Broadcasting Corp. WSWF is scheduled to launch Luken’s Rev’n and The […]
The African-American targeted diginet had aired back-to-back episodes of “Cosby” each weekday at 5 p.m.
The still-unnamed channel is so far cleared on stations reaching 30% of television homes with more expected to be announced.
Independent KFLA-LD Los Angeles (DMA 2) will launch Luken Communications automotive-themed diginet Rev’n on July 1 on over-the-air ch. 8.6. KFLA also carries Luken’s Retro TV on 8.3. Roy William […]
The first season of the Bounce TV original series Mann & Wife starring David and Tamela Mann delivered more than 5.7 million viewers and 3.7 million homes across all plays […]
Exclusives
Male-targeted diginet Grit has licensed the broadcast television rights to all eight seasons and 203 episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger starring Chuck Norris in a multi-year agreement with Sony Pictures […]
Lockwood Broadcast Group’s CW affiliate WCWG Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, N.C. (DMA 46), has had its ch. 20.4 subchannel that carries Bounce TV added to Time Warner Cable, on its ch. 1260. […]
Bounce TV’s inventory is being integrated into Mediaocean’s media management platform, Spectra. The move is designed to let agencies research, buy, manage and derive intelligence across all linear media.
With the addition of the Lenfest-owned indie, the male-targetted multicast network is now in 11 of the top 25 U.S. TV markets.
African American-focused diginet Bounce TV today licensed the broadcast TV rights to all five seasons and 104 episodes of the Peabody- and Emmy-winning sitcom The Bernie Mac Show in a […]
Is ATSC 3.0 Diginet Savior Or Competitor?
There are two sides to the coin of next-gen TV standard ATSC 3.0 where diginets are concerned. If scores of stations opt to sell their spectrum in the incentive auction and abandon their diginet affiliations, stations that choose to keep their spectrum will have the additional capacity to accommodate at least some of them. However, the new standard will also give stations the ability to transmit IP data services on their excess spectrum. If those prove more lucrative, the diginets may be out of luck. This is the final part of a four-part special report on multicasting. Read the other stories here.
Cozi TV, the classic TV multicast channel owned by NBC Owned Television Stations, today signed signed an affiliation agreement with Media General to add four new markets to the diginet […]
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.
TVNewsCheck‘s Top 25 Digital Broadcast Networks Ranked By TV Households Coverage Network Launched Programming Top Executive Owner Coverage 1. MeTV 2010 Classic TV Neal Sabin Weigel Broadcasting 94% 2. […]
Tuff TV, a multicast television network targeted at men, has named actor and former NFL standout Ed Marinaro as the diginet’s first celebrity spokesman. An NCAA record-setter at Cornell University, […]
The deal covers 18 markets, makes multicast networks Grit available in 93 million households, Escape in 70 million and Laff in 64 million.
Wallach Wants Justice (Network) For All
Former NBCU syndication head Barry Wallach is now looking to clear in as many TV homes as he can the Justice Network, one of the newcomers to the volatile business of multicasting. In this Q&A, Wallach talks about the network’s fast start and unique programming mix.This is Part One of a four-part special report on multicasting running this week. Tomorrow, in Part Two, TVNewsCheck looks at the proliferation of new targeted networks like Justice.
Hearst-owned MNT affiliate KQCA Sacramento, Calif. (DMA 20), will launch the 24-hour Spanish language network Estrella TV Sacramento, on multicast ch. 58.3 starting June 1. Estrella TV Sacramento will offer […]
Bounce TV Renews 3, Adds New Drama
African American-focused diginet Bounce TV today unveiled its programming plans for the 2015-16 upfront season, announcing a renewal of its hit comedy series Mann & Wife for a second season. The network also ordered a third season of popular sitcom Family Time and re-upped its stand-up comedy series Off The Chain for season 4.
NBC-owned diginet Cozi TV will launch the Cozi TV Comedy Search produced in association with the Lucille Ball Comedy Festival. This contest offers undiscovered talent the opportunity to take their […]
Based on the network’s popular stand-up comedy series, Off the Chain Live will be headlined by OTC series host Rodney Perry. The tour kicks off April 29 in Charlotte, N.C.
The MeTV classic TV diginet is showcasing one of the most powerful and riveting broadcast television events in history with “Me TV Remembers the M*A*S*H Finale” on Sunday, May 3. […]
Earlier this month, a viewer called the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a girl featured on the fledgling multicast network. That girl, who disappeared in 2013, was later safely found and returned to her family.
Cozi TV has chosen actor Antonio Fargas as its new brand ambassador. Since the 1960s, Fargas has captured the attention of audiences with his performances on stage, television and film. […]
Equipment Problems Delay Laff Debut On WKBW
Katz Broadcasting’s comedy-driven multicast network makes its debut today. It also licenses Spin City, introduces Laff.com and a free Laff TV app in Apple iTunes store for iPhones and Google Play Store for Android devices.
New game show diginet Buzzr from FremantleMedia North America is adding to its executive team with Mark Deetjen named VP of programming and operations, Jaime Klein VP of creative services, […]
TV One announced today a multi-year distribution agreement with Charter Communications that includes broad carriage of the network which offers a wide range of real-life and entertainment focused original programming, […]
Luken Communications’ latest multicast network, Rev’n, is adding V8TV to its programming lineup on Monday at 9 p.m. ET starting today, April 6. V8TV is built around the V8 Speed […]
Luken Communications-owned diginet Retro TV is adding the Emmy Award-winning anthology series The Barbara Stanwyck Show to its lineup. The series, originally broadcast on NBC from 1960 to 1961, features […]
Real-life husband and wife team David Mann (House of Payne, Meet The Browns) and Tamela Mann (Madea’s Big Happy Family, Sparkle) are reuniting on screen, as well as behind-the-scenes as executive […]
Luken Communications has signed an affiliation agreement between Rev’n, Luken’s latest multicast network, and WYBN-LD Cobleskill, N.Y. (Albany-Schenectady-Troy, DMA 58). WYBN, owned and operated by Cable Ad Net New York, […]
Many cable networks abandoned classic TV shows once the baby boomers who watched them moved out of the 18-49 age group that advertisers covet most. That’s created an opening for multicast TV networks — the channels that viewers can watch over the air for free with a digital antenna — to come to their rescue. Multicast channels now reportedly take in more than $250 million a year in ad revenue.
Multi-format, local, regional and national television weather news service WeatherNation TV Inc. announced today that NBC affiliate WVIR Charlottesville, Va. (DMA 183), will broadcast 24/7 weather news on its 29.2 […]
The classic TV multicast channel owned by NBC Owned Television Stations has signed seven stations owned by Meredith Corp. as well as one owned by Morning Star Broadcasting.
The broadcast group will introduce Grit, Escape and Laff in five major markets, bringing U.S. coverage of the networks to 78% for Grit, 58% for Escape and 50% for Laff, which premieres next month.
Luken Communications has signed a multi-network affiliation agreement with Syncom Media Group’s independent KHDT Denver (DMA 17). KHDT has launched Luken’s Heartland, PBJ and Tuff TV networks, in addition to […]
King Asks TWC To Air Bounce TV In NYC, LA
Diginet co-founder Martin Luther King III wants the MSO to carry the subchannels airing his programming in the country’s top two markets.
