PhillyWatch 100 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I'm curious as to the status of LightTV. I have heard the FOX O&O's (including WTXF here in Philly) are currently running color bars with "COMING SOON - THE GRIO", but the LightTV website still has an active "watch now" stream Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrschimpf 660 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 9 hours ago, PhillyWatch said: I'm curious as to the status of LightTV. I have heard the FOX O&O's (including WTXF here in Philly) are currently running color bars with "COMING SOON - THE GRIO", but the LightTV website still has an active "watch now" stream Equity/Luken situation? MGM is still sending out their programming, but Allen isn't putting it out for stations to air, but unlike Retro TV at its peak, so few people care about the Light TV schedule, that it's not getting any attention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KentBrockman 761 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 In light of Allen acquiring the also-ran ThisTV, it must be said. It doesn't get better... Than THIS. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tyrannical bastard 2,179 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 MGM has probably one of the most tortured existences of any movie studio, and that includes United Artists. They really lost their soul after Ted Turner bought them in 1986, and KEPT virtually all of the products produced prior to them, only to flip the studio back to Kirk Kerkorian, who further dismantled it for parts. It's very confusing to have pre-1986 films owned by WarnerMedia, the movie studio itself and it's post-1986 output, and MGM Resorts, another spinoff of the original MGM. United Artists was it's own dumpster fire culminating in their exodus of executives in 1978 to form Orion, and the new management being taken down by Michael Cimino and his bomb Heaven's Gate. Orion would later end up under the combined MGM/UA. UA itself was sold off by then-owner Transamerica after the Heaven's Gate disaster into MGM. It's definitely not a top-of-mind company, just one that produced a lot of old movies and other things found in history's dumpster bin. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Rollo Smokes 49 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Byron Allen has made it official: TheGrio.TV is coming to the Fox O&Os next month. https://deadline.com/2020/12/thegrio-tv-strikes-fox-oo-deal-in-11-markets-ahead-of-rebrand-1234653329/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,362 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Then I don't understand this. The Fox O&Os drop Light. And they signed the deal to carry TheGrio (which will be the successor of Light). Wouldn't it been wise to keep the channel running until TheGrio launches?...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeebre12 4 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Wonder what they will do with This TV? I presume that they don't still have the content deal with MGM? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tyrannical bastard 2,179 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, CircleSeven said: Then I don't understand this. The Fox O&Os drop Light. And they signed the deal to carry TheGrio (which will be the successor of Light). Wouldn't it been wise to keep the channel running until TheGrio launches?...... Sounds like MGM dropped the ball....and Byron Allen is launching it when he officially gets it built out. Seems like the whole Equity to Luken mess years back, except Byron Allen is launching it when he's ready. RTN was at least a continuous service, while this is two totally different channels with no continuity between the two. Edited December 11, 2020 by tyrannical bastard 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam MadMan 74 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 I just checked the Light TV website, and the live feed is still up and running. I've heard it theorized that Allen only bought the satellite space and not the channel as a whole...which raises about as many questions as it answers. I guess The Hollywood Reporter wasn't kidding when they said that MGM is a mess right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tyrannical bastard 2,179 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 I could see that being the case, where Byron Allen only gets the satellite space and carriage agreements, so it's up to him to start up the new channel's infrastructure. Meanwhile at MGM, the channel they are running is homeless, so they keep it up but it has no distribution or carriage agreements at this time ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 9 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) LightTV is shutting down on Friday. I believe MGM will still use it as a live stream on there website. Edited January 14 by Jakob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hmaxhanson 589 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 What I want to know is, what will MGM plan to do with its stakes in Sinclair's Comet and Charge? I'd assume that they will soon sell their shares to Sinclair? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam MadMan 74 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) 11 hours ago, hmaxhanson said: What I want to know is, what will MGM plan to do with its stakes in Sinclair's Comet and Charge? I'd assume that they will soon sell their shares to Sinclair? MGM doesn't actually own any of Comet or Charge. It's basically just a content provider. Sinclair owns and operates the actual channels, and has from day one. Edited January 14 by Adam MadMan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hmaxhanson 589 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Adam MadMan said: MGM doesn't actually own any of Comet or Charge. It's basically just a content provider. Sinclair owns and operates the actual channels, and has from day one. That could still change though. But MGM does own the Epix and Screenpix networks. Who knows if they'll be keeping them for long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ABC 7 Denver 925 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 On 12/5/2020 at 12:00 PM, PhillyWatch said: I'm curious as to the status of LightTV. I have heard the FOX O&O's (including WTXF here in Philly) are currently running color bars with "COMING SOON - THE GRIO", but the LightTV website still has an active "watch now" stream I misread that as "THE GRINGO". 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 9 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It looks like TheGiroTV is coming to my area tomorrow, because the schedule that's listed on my cable guide list the schedule. It looks like there going to license movies from MGM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jakob 9 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) And Light TV is now The Giro TV! The site address changed, but for some reason the LightTV shows on the webpage are still there. Edited January 15 by Jakob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Action Newsroom 761 Posted Tuesday at 06:43 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 06:43 PM (edited) Bumping: This TV is coming to the ABC Owned Television Stations. https://deadline.com/2021/04/this-tv-expands-abc-owned-stations-deal-byron-allen-1234728196/amp/ Edited Tuesday at 06:50 PM by Action Newsroom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,362 Posted Tuesday at 07:19 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:19 PM 34 minutes ago, Action Newsroom said: This TV is coming to the ABC Owned Television Stations. https://deadline.com/2021/04/this-tv-expands-abc-owned-stations-deal-byron-allen-1234728196/amp/ It has already launched on April 1st. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Action Newsroom 761 Posted Tuesday at 08:43 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:43 PM 1 hour ago, CircleSeven said: It has already launched on April 1st. That was not mentioned in the article. I just thought the move was on the way from how it was written. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CircleSeven 1,362 Posted Tuesday at 09:38 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 09:38 PM 54 minutes ago, Action Newsroom said: That was not mentioned in the article. I just thought the move was on the way from how it was written. They should've posted it on the day of the launch instead of a few days later....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Action Newsroom 761 Posted Tuesday at 10:22 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:22 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, CircleSeven said: They should've posted it on the day of the launch instead of a few days later....... I know... right? I'm just more surprised no one who knew mentioned it here either. Edited Tuesday at 11:34 PM by Action Newsroom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColtFromGulfcoast 533 Posted Tuesday at 10:37 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:37 PM I wonder if Disney will license any programming to ThisTV now that the ABC O&Os are carrying it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeebre12 4 Posted Tuesday at 11:31 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:31 PM Has anything changed with This TV's programming since it was sold? Wonder what is planned for it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
24994J 3,582 Posted Tuesday at 11:58 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:58 PM 1 hour ago, Action Newsroom said: I know... right? I'm just more surprised no one who knew mentioned it here either. We touched on it and all the other additions to the ABC line-ups in one of the Ion discussions, but it wasn't in a dedicated thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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