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Calendar Events / Announcements '06 I / Another Potential Outlet For DS?
« on: April 13, 2006, 06:56:28 PM »
Though not necessarily the original series:
On-demand scare channel will debut on cable, online, and, later, wirelessly.
April 10, 2006
Comcast and Sony Pictures Entertainment said Monday they'll introduce an on-demand network that delivers horror and thriller programs through the Internet, cable TV, and wireless devices.
The network will be introduced on cable and the Internet by Halloween, then later over wireless services. The channel will include material from both the Sony and MGM film and TV libraries.
Comcast and Sony, along with the buyout firms Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, acquired the MGM library in September 2004 for $4.8 billion cash, beating out Time Warner.
Comcast and Sony said at the time of the MGM library acquisition that they planned to create new distribution platforms for the content. The Internet, on-demand video, and wireless multiplatform approach is a sign of those efforts.
The companies see great potential for the network, which has not yet been named. They say the horror and thriller genre grosses more than $1 billion a year and often features top Hollywood stars. They also point out that 20 percent of the movies released by the major studios last year were in this genre.
In addition, the genre appeals to the highly desirable demographic group of 18- to 34-year-old viewers. The companies plan to offer advertising targeted to that group.
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Sci-Fi Footsteps
The channel will compete with many existing outlets for horror films, including the Sci-Fi Channel, which often features horror shows. Sci-Fi has also moved in recent years away from rebroadcasting old horror TV series such as Dark Shadows and producing more original content.
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The companies plan to offer about 40 hours of movies and TV shows initially and another 70 hours in the future. The companies may also decide to start a regular linear cable channel in the future, in addition to the on-demand model they will use when the channel premieres.
The movies on the channel will include Silence of the Lambs, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Panic Room, Night of the Living Dead, Resident Evil, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The TV shows have not yet been set, but they may include The Outer Limits, Forever Knight, and Poltergeist: The Legacy.
To read the entire article, check out: Comcast, Sony Team on Horror
On-demand scare channel will debut on cable, online, and, later, wirelessly.
April 10, 2006
Comcast and Sony Pictures Entertainment said Monday they'll introduce an on-demand network that delivers horror and thriller programs through the Internet, cable TV, and wireless devices.
The network will be introduced on cable and the Internet by Halloween, then later over wireless services. The channel will include material from both the Sony and MGM film and TV libraries.
Comcast and Sony, along with the buyout firms Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, and DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, acquired the MGM library in September 2004 for $4.8 billion cash, beating out Time Warner.
Comcast and Sony said at the time of the MGM library acquisition that they planned to create new distribution platforms for the content. The Internet, on-demand video, and wireless multiplatform approach is a sign of those efforts.
The companies see great potential for the network, which has not yet been named. They say the horror and thriller genre grosses more than $1 billion a year and often features top Hollywood stars. They also point out that 20 percent of the movies released by the major studios last year were in this genre.
In addition, the genre appeals to the highly desirable demographic group of 18- to 34-year-old viewers. The companies plan to offer advertising targeted to that group.
...
Sci-Fi Footsteps
The channel will compete with many existing outlets for horror films, including the Sci-Fi Channel, which often features horror shows. Sci-Fi has also moved in recent years away from rebroadcasting old horror TV series such as Dark Shadows and producing more original content.
...
The companies plan to offer about 40 hours of movies and TV shows initially and another 70 hours in the future. The companies may also decide to start a regular linear cable channel in the future, in addition to the on-demand model they will use when the channel premieres.
The movies on the channel will include Silence of the Lambs, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Panic Room, Night of the Living Dead, Resident Evil, and Bram Stoker's Dracula. The TV shows have not yet been set, but they may include The Outer Limits, Forever Knight, and Poltergeist: The Legacy.
To read the entire article, check out: Comcast, Sony Team on Horror