jmkcool2002 7 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 From Broadcasting and Cable http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/exclusive-mgm-launches-digi-net-works/130865: MGM is reentering the multicast space with a new offering called The Works. The Works features primarily news product of both the local and national variety, according to an MGM insider, along with feature films from the MGM library, as well as sports and comedy. The Works launched in recent weeks on stations owned or operated by Titan Broadcast Management in markets that include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas-Ft Worth. The channel reaches 31% of U.S. households, according to the insider. MGM would not comment publicly on the new venture. Titan did not return calls for comment at press time. Titan sold four stations to Sinclair in 2013. The digi-net space is booming, with the likes of movie channels This TV, which MGM cofounded and distributes, and Movies!, which is a partnership between Fox and Weigel; as well as vintage program nets such as Antenna TV and Me-TV fighting for carriage and for viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It appears that they're airing the new diginet on those NRJ stations that Titan is operating. Let's see how long this diginet be on those stations before NRJ sells it for those auctions next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It says national news, which is interesting. FOX doesn't even offer national news and it's a Big-4 net. I'm interested in how this will play out. Also, WMGM a possible MGM affiliate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvjay 6 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 So they want to do news on a dot2 network and so does Sinclair? That could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I think a news-focused .2 channel by a major group, which could feature newscasts or stories from their stations around the country, would be an awesome idea. I don't know if it's practical or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyWatch 238 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I call BS on the "primarily news" aspect. It replaced the underwhelming "Soul of the South" network here on WTVE 51.2 in Philly but any time I've had it on it's been your basic Movies!/GetTV clone running old films. I'd love to actually see a schedule though, but apparently they have no online presence (yet). As rough as SOTS was with their airings of syndicated Byron Allen productions from the late 90's, at least they have a nightly newscast that aired through the evening. And I agree tenfold with HulkieD on the great possibility of a .2 news net. With FOX bringing Detroit's Charlie LeDuff aboard to do national spots for all their local newscasts, they seem like the prime station group for a venture like that. It'd certainly help that they have that tidy standardized graphics package... :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I call BS on the "primarily news" aspect. It replaced the underwhelming "Soul of the South" network here on WTVE 51.2 in Philly but any time I've had it on it's been your basic Movies!/GetTV clone running old films. I'd love to actually see a schedule though, but apparently they have no online presence (yet). As rough as SOTS was with their airings of syndicated Byron Allen productions from the late 90's, at least they have a nightly newscast that aired through the evening. And I agree tenfold with HulkieD on the great possibility of a .2 news net. With FOX bringing Detroit's Charlie LeDuff aboard to do national spots for all their local newscasts, they seem like the prime station group for a venture like that. It'd certainly help that they have that tidy standardized graphics package... :awesome: Appointing LeDuff to do that is a HUGE risk. He is a terrible reporter and you could not base anything around him. The word Hack comes to mind. Also the statement "typical Fox", the guy is so unfair and biased I have considered finding him a doing an interview in his style and see how he handles it. His act will not work outside of WJBK which target a poorly educated inner city largely black population. I can't say whether other Fox O&O's have that bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmkcool2002 7 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Calling BS on the news portion was the correct assertion. The only news they air is Huffington Post Live Conversations from 12-2pm and 6-8pm which are compilations of the best HuffPo Live conversations from the previous day. The show has been on air since The Works TV's launch and was supposed to air on Mark Cuban's AXS TV. Hulu also recently began airing the same show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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