UPN and WB leaving


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UPN, WB to Shut Down; New Network Formed


NEW YORK - Two small, long-struggling television networks ? UPN and The WB ? will shut down this fall and programming from both will be used to launch a new network aimed mainly at young and minority viewers.

The new network will be called The CW ? "C" for CBS Corp. and "W" for Warner Bros. ? each of which will own half of the new entity and contribute programs, assets and executives to the venture.

Tribune Co., a Chicago-based media company, will relinquish its 22.5 percent stake in The WB in exchange for a 10-year affiliation deal to carry the new network on 16 of its stations. The rest of The WB was owned by Time Warner Inc., parent of Warner Bros.

The CW will also be carried on the 12 stations owned by UPN, a unit of CBS Corp., guaranteeing the network carriage in 48 percent of the country and 20 of the top 25 TV markets in the country. Network executives said they hoped to have agreements in place to cover most of the rest of the country by the time it launches in the fall.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060124/ap_en_tv/tv_network;_ylt=Ak.MD6XD4K_.5_UB6eevuIwnHL8C;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YXYwNDRrBHNlYwM3NjI-
 

CBS and Warner Brothers.

Anybody else see the trend in TV Networks grouping with movie studio's lately.

Could this be the effect of Production companies moving their product to cable..............specifically HBO, SHOWTIME and CINAMAX?

This would give the networks a lot of stuff to chose from.:nod2:
 
The CW needs to marry themselves to college athletics. This will bring in viewers on a Saturday afternoon. Hook up an exclusive deal with the ACC,Big XII or Big 10 like the SEC has with CBS.
 
staggalee83 said:
CBS and Warner Brothers.

Anybody else see the trend in TV Networks grouping with movie studio's lately.

Could this be the effect of Production companies moving their product to cable..............specifically HBO, SHOWTIME and CINAMAX?

This would give the networks a lot of stuff to chose from.:nod2:
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Actually it was really the other way around. With the movie studios starting the networks (Fox, Warner Bros). A lot of syndicated shows are about to get squeezed out from one of these channels being shut down.
 
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:emlaugh: :emlaugh: Yep ..........................crap programming.

I wonder what these "producer's" see in 90% of the crap on network TV.
The other 10% is just "copy-cat" shows..............worthless.
 
Fiyah said:
Actually it was really the other way around. With the movie studios starting the networks (Fox, Warner Bros). A lot of syndicated shows are about to get squeezed out from one of these channels being shut down.
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Some need to be squeezed out.

EX: Matlock has been off the air forever.

TV16 here in Jackson think that is the only show that can be shown at 11:00 p.m.
They have started re-running the re-runs of the re-runs.:emlaugh:
"In the heat of the Night" is next.

Give these thing's a rest.:emlaugh:
 
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