In a sign of the times, Peacock and independent network Reelz have struck an unusual carriage deal putting the linear channel and on-demand programming onto the NBCUniversal streaming service. Taking effect tomorrow, the pact will add exposure for Reelz nonscripted hit On Patrol: Live, the police docuseries hosted by Dan Abrams, who had been behind Live P.D. on A&E. New episodes of the show, which is produced by Big Fish Entertainment’s Half Moon Pictures, will be available live on Peacock on Friday and Saturday nights, with on-demand access the following day.
Grappling is about to go primetime on Reelz: the channel has become the official U.S. home of Major League Wrestling. It’s the biggest platform yet for the professional wrestling organization. The weekly block of MLW programing will kick off Feb. 7 at 10 p.m. ET with a new flagship series called MLW Underground Wrestling.
AccuWeather TV Network today announced a strategic partnership with Reelz for national advertising to present brands and advertisers full marketing and sponsorship solutions, leveraging the power of AccuWeather TV Network’s […]
Hubbard Broadcasting has sued Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram, accusing the social media giants of trademark infringement and unfair competition that could lead to “irreparable harm” unless the court stops them. The suit claims that Instagram’s new video file-sharing service, Reels, infringes on and dilutes the trademark of Hubbard’s long-established REELZ digital cable and satellite TV network, which reaches more than 50 million U.S. homes.
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Cable network Reelz announced on Wednesday that it will launch on streaming television service Sling TV. The network will be available to subscribers of Sling’s Hollywood Extra package. Reelz joins […]
NEW YORK — Former “Friends” star Matthew Perry will play Ted Kennedy in the forthcoming miniseries “The Kennedys — After Camelot.” Reelz cable channel on Tuesday announced his casting for […]
Nielsen said fewer than 1 million people watched, down from 5.6 million viewers on NBC in 2014. While Reelz CEO Stan Hubbard acknowledged “we didn’t do NBC numbers,” the ratings worked for the family-owned, independent Reelz channel because it provided an introduction to new viewers and advertisers. “They belong on a broadcast network,” Hubbard told journalists Sunday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump found a new home for the Miss USA pageant after NBC dumped it because of his comments on Mexican immigrants, but few television viewers […]
The Donald Trump co-owned Miss USA pageant has found a new TV partner after being dumped by NBC: Reelz announced this morning that it will air the event on July 12 from Baton Rogue, La.
