nathannah 2446 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Whose Line will film its 20th season in January, and 11th and final season for The CW...surprised at this one because it was reasonable and cost-effective to film, but obviously it wasn't going to stay on the Perry version of the network unless it filmed in Branson or some other cheap tourist hell. Edited November 5, 2022 by mrschimpf 1 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunkie24 506 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 13 hours ago, mrschimpf said: Whose Line will film its 20th season in January, and 11th and final season for The CW...surprised at this one because it was reasonable and cost-effective to film, but obviously it wasn't going to stay on the Perry version of the network unless it filmed in Branson or some other cheap tourist hell. Knowing the way revivals are big these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see Whose Line come back eventually, plus of how cheap it is to produce. Maybe ABC can give it another go alongside its other game shows. 5 3 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1537 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 2:12 PM, Newsjunkie24 said: Knowing the way revivals are big these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see Whose Line come back eventually, plus of how cheap it is to produce. Maybe ABC can give it another go alongside its other game shows. Wasn't it already a revival? 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsjunkie24 506 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 19 hours ago, mre29 said: Wasn't it already a revival? Yes. The original Whose Line ended in 2007. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 263 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Whose Line had a good run it was time for it to end. I wasn't a fan of the show and I didn't watch it. 1 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1283 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) As confirmed during a investment firm conference earlier today, Nexstar will use the proceeds -- $155 million of net cash -- from the sale of its Chicago property the Freedom Center (to Bally's for a future billion-dollar casino on the site) to invest in operations of The CW. (The pending sale was already publicly disclosed recently.) https://deadline.com/2022/11/nexstar-cw-investment-funded-by-proceeds-from-sale-chicago-property-casino-1235173891/ Edited November 16, 2022 by Action Newsroom 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279931 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rollo Smokes 260 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/14/2022 at 12:43 AM, Megatron81 said: Whose Line had a good run it was time for it to end. I wasn't a fan of the show and I didn't watch it. So, why waste a post to say that? 6 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2446 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Action Newsroom said: As confirmed during a investment firm conference earlier today, Nexstar will use the proceeds -- $155 million of net cash -- from the sale of its Chicago property the Freedom Center (to Bally's for a future billion-dollar casino on the site) to invest in operations of The CW. I would not have thought a printing plant sale to fund a television network resulting in a Chicago paper being printed in Milwaukee and Milwaukee paper being printed in Peoria would have been a result of the Tribune/Nexstar merger...but here we are! 1 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3955 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Now if Nexstar wasnt in BILLIONS of dollars in debt, they should have held out and leased the land to Bally for them to build the casino on, but as we saw with the CBS negotiations earlier this year where WJMN was stripped, Uncle Perry isn't a very good poker player... 3 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2446 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Now if Nexstar wasnt in BILLIONS of dollars in debt, they should have held out and leased the land to Bally for them to build the casino on, but as we saw with the CBS negotiations earlier this year where WJMN was stripped, Uncle Perry isn't a very good poker player... It's a rock and a hard place situation though; the Illinois Gaming Board likely requires casino land to be purchased outright and owned (and for some part of it to touch some form of water; even the Des Plaines Rivers casino has stilts with water below its original building), and they've been extremely strict about where casinos in the Chicago area can go and this one will have to be over some water, thus this location (this in-city license was being talked about in the 90s and been under consideration that long). 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5585 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, mrschimpf said: It's a rock and a hard place situation though; the Illinois Gaming Board likely requires casino land to be purchased outright and owned (and for some part of it to touch some form of water; even the Des Plaines Rivers casino has stilts with water below its original building), and they've been extremely strict about where casinos in the Chicago area can go and this one will have to be over some water, thus this location (this in-city license was being talked about in the 90s and been under consideration that long). That rule has been relaxed, to where even the downtown/riverfront Aurora and Joliet casinos have inked plans to move near their respective expressways. Edited November 18, 2022 by 24994J 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-279972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Nexstar was essentially paid $54 million to take The CW off of WBD and Paramount's hands. Nexstar has an option to acquire the remaining 25% stake in 2024, or WBD and Paramount can force them to acquire the rest in 2026. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatron81 263 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Nexstar will have full control in 2024 they got $54 million who wouldn't want to take it I know I would do that deal in a hart beat. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1717 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Megatron81 said: Nexstar will have full control in 2024 they got $54 million who wouldn't want to take it I know I would do that deal in a hart beat. That's assuming they're still solvent by that time, which, given their PE and debt ratios combined with rising interest rates may be an issue by 2024. Edited November 21, 2022 by ABC 7 Denver 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280047 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Nexstar has made their first programming acquistion for the network, a NASCAR docuseries. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, The Frog said: Nexstar has made their first programming acquistion for the network, a NASCAR docuseries. That's IndyCar racing not NASCAR. In any event, glad Nexstar is at least going outside the box......... Edited December 9, 2022 by CircleSeven 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1537 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 That could also be the first documentary, series or otherwise, to air on the CW. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjt24 313 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 8 hours ago, The Frog said: Nexstar has made their first programming acquistion for the network, an IndyCar docuseries. Fixed it for you. The NASCAR docuseries aired on USA Network. And as a fan of the sport, I'm excited for this and can't wait to see it! 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4378 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 19 hours ago, CircleSeven said: That's IndyCar racing not NASCAR. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvtime07 252 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 11/5/2022 at 11:12 AM, Newsjunkie24 said: Knowing the way revivals are big these days, I wouldn't be surprised to see Whose Line come back eventually, plus of how cheap it is to produce. Maybe ABC can give it another go alongside its other game shows. I'd love ABC to revive it, heck maybe they can make it LIVE so it would bring more interest. I wonder if they've been thinking about it, they've had Wayne Brady compete on Dancing with the Stars on Disney+ this fall and he hosted the American Music Awards on ABC last month. It would be cool if they made him as the new host and incorporate new talent while mixing the legacy talent from time to time. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 In my defense, the Variety article called it NASCAR before it was edited. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280653 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam MadMan 285 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) I've been looking at the news reports about the acquisition, and I've noticed that a few motorsports reporters (like this one) are surprisingly optimistic about the move, saying it could boost IndyCar ratings - as if that was even why The CW bought it in the first place. Let's face it, this deal exists because Nexstar is cheap and Penske was desperate. Edited December 10, 2022 by Adam MadMan 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-280654 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Frog 429 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 SBJ's John Ourand predicts that LIV Golf will make a deal with The CW, and says that there's some "smoke" to this prediction (38:55). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-281164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam MadMan 285 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Frog said: SBJ's John Ourand predicts that LIV Golf will make a deal with The CW, and says that there's some "smoke" to this prediction (38:55). On a similar note, apparently the Cincinnatti USA Sports Commission is planning a new college football Bowl game that would air exclusively on The CW. Granted, the deal doesn't sound like it's been finalized, but it sounds a lot more final than the LIV Golf thing. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-281165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycnewsjunkie 1443 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, The Frog said: SBJ's John Ourand predicts that LIV Golf will make a deal with The CW, and says that there's some "smoke" to this prediction (38:55). I know it’s just a rumor, but this actually wouldn’t surprise me in the least. It would probably end up being a time buy, with LIV producing everything and paying Nexstar for the air time. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/19111-nexstar-acquires-75-of-the-cw/page/6/#findComment-281168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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