Darkbeer
10-03-2002, 08:02 AM
ABC Proposes Pact With Affiliated Stations on Programming, Costs (http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-abc3oct03.story) - LA Times, 10/3/02
QuikQuote: ABC said Wednesday that the network has proposed a two-year agreement that calls for its affiliated stations to help pay for "Monday Night Football," while limiting the reuse of ABC programming on Walt Disney Co.'s various cable networks.
Disney's ABC had a three-year pact with its affiliated stations that expired at the end of July. But the two sides continued to meet to hammer out contentious issues such as "repurposing" ABC shows, or repeating programs on cable within days of their initial network broadcast. This has been a major part of Disney's strategy to promote ABC Family, the cable network that Disney acquired last year.
QuikQuote: ABC said Wednesday that the network has proposed a two-year agreement that calls for its affiliated stations to help pay for "Monday Night Football," while limiting the reuse of ABC programming on Walt Disney Co.'s various cable networks.
Disney's ABC had a three-year pact with its affiliated stations that expired at the end of July. But the two sides continued to meet to hammer out contentious issues such as "repurposing" ABC shows, or repeating programs on cable within days of their initial network broadcast. This has been a major part of Disney's strategy to promote ABC Family, the cable network that Disney acquired last year.