Meanwhile, the bloodbath continues at the C-Dub, with the update of "Tom Swift" gone after six episodes:
https://deadline.com/2022/06/tom-swift-canceled-by-cw-one-season-1235055092/ Mark Jeffries [email protected] On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:56 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > No word on 'GN, but this Deadline piece from Wednesday suggested the > Nexstar acquisition (75%, with Paramount and WBD splitting the remainder) > is "nearing the finish line"... *"The strategic plan moving forward will > be to run the CW as a fully sustainable broadcast network, rather than > optimizing it for streaming"...* > > > https://deadline.com/2022/06/nexstar-deal-to-acquire-control-of-the-cw-nears-finish-line-1235054433/ > (link) > B > > Mark Jeffries, to moi, Jan 6th: > >> If NextStar buys the C-Dub, that will probably mean that WGN in Chicago >> will once again become an affiliate. About four years ago, WGN while still >> owned by Tribune dropped the affiliation under the view that they'd be >> carried in prime time by the live sports schedule, including the Cubs, >> White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks. Almost immediately half of the OTA end of >> the Cubs contract went to ABC's WLS (even though they could only preempt >> prime time once a week and daytime games meant no "Jeopardy!" at 3:30 p.m.) >> and then right before the pandemic all of that OTA went to cable (NBC >> SportsNet Chicago except for the Cubs, who started with Sinclair the >> Marquee channel) and what was left for WGN was the Fire MLS team and >> sitcom reruns in prime time ("black-ish," "Young Sheldon," "Last Man >> Standing," "The Goldbergs"). Chicago's Very Own will be glad to have The >> CW back. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ba9232e3-9b8f-45d2-aa09-72f8d629dc37n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/ba9232e3-9b8f-45d2-aa09-72f8d629dc37n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJ_uKi-3%3D9EJvsAmv0inoepgV%2BrjoZ_s8RTWr_fv_qD16csgsQ%40mail.gmail.com.
