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LUKEN COMMUNICATIONS TO LAUNCH PB&J CARTOON SUB-NETWORK THIS SUMMER

gregg75

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Here are some of the better retro cartoon/shows Luken/Classic Media may broadcast......(wikipedia/classic media)
Fat Albert, Archie, Roy Rogers, Lassie, Shazam, Lone Ranger, Casper, Popeye, Rocky & Bullwinkle, George Of The Jungle, Underdog, Rodger Ramjet, Mr. Magoo. Some classics, they sure don't make 'em like that anymore.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Media
http://www.classicmedia.tv/
 
gregg75 said:
Ok, it looks like they are getting their ducks in a row right now...................
The sub situation is getting a bit crowded all of a sudden (great news for TV fans).

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/05/51041/luken-classic-media-to-debut-new-network
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This 'PBJ' channel could provide some fun. Specifically for 80s/90s kids like me, there are a few titles I might get a temporary kick out of seeing again (perusing the portfolio at the Classic Media website): Voltron, He-Man, She-Ra,[Filmation's] Ghostbusters, Shazam, and the 1990s version of Where's Waldo.

There are several well-known, well-remembered animated programs out there who's rights aren't 'enthusiastically owned' by the likes of Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Sony, Paramount, etc. With that said, I'm sure the big studios might be open to licensing certain content they have the rights to--perhaps that might include the Peanuts and Garfield shows without a regular TV home outside of network or cable specials. The Program Exchange also has a few shows of note including Dennis the Menace, The Underdog Show, and Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
 
It would be great to see this succeed -- childrens' programming does need to be more widely available to OTA-only households if we're going to see any number of families "cut the cord" and dump cable/satellite service.

The problem is that advertisers don't buy local or spot advertising during childrens' shows, and haven't for many years (that's one reason why kids' programming has basically disappeared from broadcast TV) -- so I don't see how carrying this channel will be economically viable for local stations.
 
TexasTom said:
The problem is that advertisers don't buy local or spot advertising during childrens' shows, and haven't for many years (that's one reason why kids' programming has basically disappeared from broadcast TV) -- so I don't see how carrying this channel will be economically viable for local stations.
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The main reason is due to commercial restrictions during E/I programming and FTC regulations during all children's programming.

Then again, if you can buy time on Disney, Nickelodeon and cartoon Network, what's stopping them from buying ad time during children's shows, as long as they remain within regulations?
 
azumanga said:
The main reason is due to commercial restrictions during E/I programming and FTC regulations during all children's programming.

Then again, if you can buy time on Disney, Nickelodeon and cartoon Network, what's stopping them from buying ad time during children's shows, as long as they remain within regulations?
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You're wrong, because the commercial restrictions were in place for a good decade prior to the collapse of OTA children's programming. In fact, the WB launched it's very successful childrens' blocks several years after those rules were in place.

My best guess is that once the cable childrens' networks hit a certain critical mass, advertisers decided that it just wasn't worth the effort to place local spot buys to get the relatively modest incremental number of kids that couldn't be reached through those cable networks.
 
I see one MAJOR problem with this with a crowded dial like what we've got here in Denver.

Here in Denver, we've got the following channels carrying subs.....

KWGN 2 ThisTV (DT 2.2 & Comcast 256)
KRMA 6 All the PBS subs
KMGH 7 KZCO 27 (DT 7.2 & Comcast 15), CoolTV (DT 7.3 & Comcast 246) & NewsChannel 247 (DT 7.4 & Comcast 247)
KUSA 9 9NEWS WeatherPlus (DT 9.2)
KBDI 12 CPT+ (DT 12.2 & Comcast 251) & CPTWV/Mhz. Networks (DT 12.3 & Comcast 252)
KTVD 20 Universal Sports (DT 20.2 & Comcast 250)
KDVR 31 Antenna TV (DT 31.2 & Comcast 253)

Then again, if KPJR can load up on all the subs it carries, I suppose ANYTHING is possible.....

Cheers :D
 
He can't even manage RTV and is losing affiliates with that to MeTV/THIS and maybe Antenna TV...what on earth makes him think another channel will work? ???
 
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