Diginet getTV has acquired the off-network rights “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour,” “Cher” and “The Sonny & Cher Show.” The trio of variety-themed series will be featured in the Monday 8 p.m. ET hour beginning on Sept. 12, The original “Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” aired on CBS from 1971-74 and would have continued […]
Prior to “Star Trek,” Gene Roddenberry created a military-themed drama called “The Lieutenant,” which aired on NBC in the 1963-64 season (opposite variety hours “Hootenanny” on ABC and “The Jackie Gleason Show” on CBS). It starred Gary Lockwood as USMC Second Lieutenant William Rice, and Robert Vaughn as Rice’s company commander Captain Raymond Rambridge, who […]
Sony Pictures Television’s classic TV channel getTV has signed a distribution agreement with Media General, Inc. (“Media General”) for both over-the-air and local cable carriage in 20 new markets. Media General will begin rolling out getTV beginning today, Feb. 1. With the addition of the Media General’s affiliates, getTV now has local deals in place […]
