NBC-owned multicast network Cozi TV is adding Little House on the Prairie to its schedule in September. The popular western drama series, starring Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls and Michael […]
With the additions for the Katz Broadcasting networks, Laff climbs to 76.3% of U.S. and 86.5 million homes, Grit to 88%/99 million HHs and Escape to 78%/88.4 million.
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.
WISH Launches Justice Network On Subchannel
Media General’s CW affiliate WISH Indianapolis (DMA 27) has launched the Justice Network diginet on its ch. 8.3 subchannel, replacing WISH’s weather radar. “Crime is a growing problem,” said Les […]
New MeTV Theme From Stephen Arnold Music
Tribune’s multicast entertainment network is now cleared on 125 affiliates reaching 88% of U.S. homes.
Exclusives
WBAL Uses Its History To Promote Subchannel
Katz Broadcasting’s comedy-themed multicast network Laff will add Night Court to its lineup starting Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. The show was a staple of NBC’s primetime lineup from 1984 to […]
WSTR Adds Antenna TV For Carson Reruns
Tribune’s classic TV multicast network is now cleared on 125 affiliates reaching 88% of U.S. TV households.
The agreements for the three Katz Broadcasting diginets drive Grit to 86% of U.S. and 97 million households, Escape to 68%/77 million and Laff to 64%/72.4 million.
WOTH-CD Drops Antenna TV, Adds Buzzr
Trick, Or Treat? A ‘Munsters’ Marathon
Sinclair Broadcast Group is starting a new science fiction network along with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the end of the month. Comet, will air MGM TV programming including The Outer Limits, Dead Like Me and several iterations of the Stargate franchise. It will also have movies from the MGM vault as well, including Moonraker and The Terminator.
Comet Sci-Fi Diginet To Debut On WSTR
Legendary TV sitcoms, such as I Love Lucy, M*A*S*H and Friends, will likely run as long as there are screens. But thousands of hours of variety and talk shows enjoyed by millions of viewers over the first 40 years of TV history have been rarely seen since they originally aired. But now, thanks to the emergence of classic diginets, that’s about to change.
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.
Nielsen will measure both multicast networks and Marathon Ventures is tapped to lead new sales efforts for the Katz Broadcasting duo.
Luken Communications has signed a multi-network affiliation agreement with K44JP Eugene, Ore. (DMA 120). K44JP, owned and operated by South Lane Television, will begin broadcasting Luken’s The Family Channel, Heartland, […]
Luken Sells Rev’n, Retro TV in Kansas City, Topeka
Luken Communications and Heartland Broadcasting signed a multi-network deal that will bring Luken diginets Rev’n and Retro TV to WROB-LD and KMJC-LD Topeka, Kan. (DMA 136) as well as KCKS-LD […]
Multicast network Buzzr is giving failed game show pilots a second chance with six-day “Lost & Found” programming block beginning Sept. 7.
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 […]
In the Cut debuts Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. for a six-week test run. The half-hour sitcom stars Dorien Wilson and Ken Lawson.
Tribune Broadcasting today announced a multi-year agreement with Carson Entertainment Group to broadcast Johnny Carson on Antenna TV, Tribune Broadcasting’s classic TV multicast network, beginning Jan. 1, 2016. Antenna TV […]
Heartland Adds Topeka And Kansas City Stations
Luken Communications today announced a multi-station affiliation agreement between its Heartland Network diginet and Heartland Broadcasting’s WROB-LD and KMJC-LD Topeka (DMA 136) as well as KCKS-LD Kansas City (DMA 31). […]
Diginet Bounce TV has been the No. 1 African-American targeted television network in the delivery of overall viewers and key demos a dozen times in recent weeks, overtaking BET, according […]
With the addition of Graham Media’s NBC affiliate, the Weigel Broadcasting diginet will be available in 98 of the top 100 DMAs.
Cozi TV Brings On Three New Affiliates
The NBC multicast network now has more than 80 affiliates serving nearly 75% of the U.S.
Belmax Broadcasting’s KYNM Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM (DMA 47) debuted Luken Communication’s Rev’n multicast network on July 22 over its ch. 21.4. Vickie Archiveque, president of Belmax Broadcasting, said: “There’s nothing […]
Major Market Broadcasting’s WRJK-LP Chicago (DMA 3) has signed an affiliation agreement with Luken’s Retro Television diginet. WRJK-LP is taking the place of previous Retro TV affiliate W25DW. Chicago area […]
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) comes to broadcast diginet Bounce TV on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 9 p.m. ET with the debut of a new monthly series PBC — The Next […]
NBC-owned diginet Cozi TV and co-owned Spanish-language counterpart TeleXitos today announced the premiere of Baywatch, the long-running action drama series that first aired on NBC in 1989. Cozi TV will kick-off the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
