Tag archive for ‘mynetworktv’
FOX Networks Declines Offer From Time-Warner
As an update to our report from today, FOX Broadcasting sent a letter to the FCC today declining Time-Warner’s offer for arbitration in the impasse between the two sides. If a deal isn’t reached by tomorrow night, all FOX stations including MyNetworkTV which carries Smackdown, will be taken off of Time-Warner broadcast signals [...]
Update On Issues Between Time Warner & FOX
Source: Associated Press
– As an update to a report from earlier this past weekend, Time Warner CEO Glen Britt said on Wednesday that the cable company will agree to arbitration and any interim steps necessary to keep FOX channels online while talks between the two parties continue. “Consumers should not be held [...]
Smackdowns Future To Be Decided Next Year
Variety.com has an article online covering World Wrestling Entertainment inking a new deal with USA Network through 2014. An interesting tidbit from the article notes that WWE will begin negotiations next year with MyNetworkTV regarding Friday Night Smackdown. Given the issues that MyNet has had so far (like being a re-run network), it [...]
Details On The Future Of Smackdown On MyNetworkTV
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
– During the annual conference call with share holders, Vince McMahon spoke on the future of Friday Night Smackdown on MyNetworkTV. McMahon didn’t know the future of Smackdown remaining on the network, but said that they had a Plan B & Plan C ready in the event that [...]
Title Match On SD Next Friday; WWE Superstars Update
– It was also announced last night on Friday Night Smackdown that Shelton Benjamin will get his United States title rematch next week on Smackdown. MVP won his second US Championship title last week’s 500th episode. The match will be taped this Monday before Monday Night Raw. Join us for live [...]
Big Changes Set For Smackdown’s Airing Station, MyNetworkTV
The following is an excerpt from an article on MediaPost.com about big changes to MyNetworkTV, the home of WWE SmackDown:
“When it launched three years ago, the network
went market-by-market and inked stations to standard five-year affiliate deals, which were scheduled to run through 2011. Now, as the network adopts a new “hybrid” programming strategy, it’s ripping [...]
Smackdown Breaks MyNetworkTV Record Again
WWE.com now has a story online that Friday’s edition of “Friday Night Smackdown” was the most watched show in the history of MyNetworkTV. The show drew a 2.3 rating and was watched in 2,660,000 homes in the United States.
This is the 12th record that WWE has set since they moved Smackdown to MyNetworkTV. [...]
MyNetworkTV Going Downhill; MMA Fighter Challenges WWE Star
– Tonight WWE will be taping tonight’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi as well as this Friday’s edition of Smackdown. MyNetworkTV has heavily advertised the return of Jeff Hardy at tonight’s tapings, if anyone is attending tonight’s tapings and would like to send text message reports, please email me at news@wrestlingnewsarena.com
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MyNetworkTV Reportedly Being Canceled In Two States
Thanks to Charles for sending this in
I tried to send you guys an email the other day about MyNetworkTV being cancelled, along with Fox, in several systems in Oklahoma and Kansas. They are both owned by Newport Television, who you can contact at 816-751-0200. The markets affected are all Cable One. Newport [...]
Chris Jericho Still Not On WWE.com; MyNetworkTV Note
– As of now, WWE hasn’t re-added Chris Jericho’s profile to WWE.com. In fact when you visit Jericho’s WWE Universe Page you receive the following message: Whoops! This site has been disabled due to violations of our Terms of Service. If you are the owner of the site you may contact [...]
