New Tribune Diginet Goes Classic By Kevin Downey TVNewsCheck
August 30, 2010 12:56 PM EDT http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2010/08/30/44837/new-tribune-diginet-goes-classic/format/print Tribune Broadcasting is launching a new multicast network featuring classic TV shows and movies on its own stations and looking for affiliates in other markets, the company announced today. Antenna TV will begin airing on Tribune’s stations on Jan. 3, 2011. Among the TV shows already on the schedule: Three's Company, All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Benny Hill, Maude, The Nanny, Married with Children, Dennis the Menace, The Donna Reed Show and The Three Stooges. It will also feature movies from Columbia and Sony. Most of the TV shows will be from Sony; Three's Company and Benny Hill are exceptions, coming from D.L. Taffner Syndication Sales. The lineup will feature movies in the morning and afternoon, classic sitcoms starting at 5 p.m. and older sitcoms in the overnight hours. "Tribune is committed to making full use of our bandwidth to offer viewers a broad spectrum of programming," said Sean Compton, president of programming for Tribune Broadcasting. “The Tribune group will be on board in all 19 markets," he added." We’re making it available to the rest of the country in non-Tribune markets for a barter-only clearance. "Earlier this year Tribune expanded its relationship with MGM to launch This TV, a digital channel of classic movies, in additional markets. The addition of Antenna TV offers a strong compliment to This TV and to our station's existing programming." Tribune said that other broadcasters interested in the network should contact Bina Roy at [email protected] or 773-883-3100. -- ================================ George Antunes, Political Science Dept University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204 Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927 Mail: antunes at uh dot edu _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
