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Network | Syndication |
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Launched | November 10, 1984 |
Closed | |
Country of origin | United States |
Owner | MGM Television |
Key people | Larry Gershman[1] (president of MGM/UA Television) Joseph C. Tirinato (MGM/UA's President of Television Distribution) |
Format | 1 day |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Original language(s) | English |
Official website | Official website |
The Premiere Network, or MGM/UA Premiere Network, was an ad-hoc television network created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, which announced plans to launch in 1984, originally set for an October launch.
Background
In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television was renamed MGM/UA Television Distribution after the merger with United Artists the previous year. In 1984, MGM/UA TV again launched an ad hoc TV network, MGM/UA Premiere Network, with movies.[2]
The MGM/UA Premiere Network[3][4][5] along with MCA TV's Universal Pictures Debut Network came as a response to the weakened network television market for films in packages[6]. By the summer of 1984, the network had signed affiliation agreements with eight television stations in large markets.
The service was expected to broadcast 24 movies[7][8] in double-runs once a month for two years. MGM received 10½ minutes of advertising time within a two-hour movie telecast, while its stations would retain 11½ minutes.[mah 1] 100 television stations were signed as affiliates by October 1984, with the planned launch pushed back and set for November 10 of that year.
The Premiere Network was distributed in part by LBS Communications. By 1993, the name was shortened to simply the MGM Premiere Network.
List of films featured
- Apocalypse Now[9]
- The Beastmaster
- The Black Stallion Returns
- Blue Steel[10]
- Brainstorm
- Cannery Row[11]
- Cat's Eye[12]
- Clash of the Titans[13]
- Curse of the Pink Panther
- Endangered Species
- Fame
- Forced Vengeance
- The Formula
- The Ice Pirates
- The French Lieutenant's Woman[14]
- My Favorite Year
- Pennies from Heaven
- The Pope of Greenwich Village[15]
- Reckless
- Red Dawn[16]
- The Return of a Man Called Horse
- Romantic Comedy
- Shoot the Moon
- Spaceballs[17][18]
- Thief
- To Live and Die in L.A.[19]
- Trail of the Pink Panther
- True Confessions
- WarGames[20]
- The Final Option
- Whose Life Is It Anyway?
- The Year of Living Dangerously
- Yentl[21]
List of stations
Ratings
From September 4, 1988 through January 1, 1989, the Premiere Network earned a 7.5
See also
References
- ISBN 9780786406548. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "A Kid From Brooklyn: Lessons Learned" (PDF). mcclellansjbl.web.app.
- ^ Farber, Stephen (October 23, 1984). "Film Studio's New Approach to TV". New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "MGM/UA PREMIERE NETWORK - Trademark Details". JustiaCompany.
- ^ "1989-01-23-RTVA-Page-0217.pdf" (PDF). World Radio History.
- ^ "BC-1985-05-20-OCR-Page-0064" (PDF). World Radio History. May 20, 1985.
- ^ Hilmes, Michele. Hollywood and Broadcasting: From Radio to Cable. p. 191.
- ^ "Larry Gershman: Creating The Basis For Innovating U.S., Int'l TV Distribution". VideoAge.
- ^ "BC-1985-08-12-OCR-Page-0028" (PDF). World Radio History. August 12, 1985.
- ^ "A Special MGM Premiere Network Presentation Viewer Discretion Is Advised ..." Star Tribune. November 8, 1987.
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- ^ BC-1986-01-06.pdf (PDF). p. 39.
- ^ "Desperately Seeking Svengoolie Shows". Sitcoms Online Message Boards - Forums > Trading Post. February 26, 2019.
- ^ Farber, Stephen (October 23, 1984). "FILM STUDIO'S NEW APPROACH TO TV". The New York Times.
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- ^ "Original MGM/UA PREMIERE NETWORK Press Kit Photo RED DAWN PATRICK SWAYZE See original listing". eBay.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (November 3, 1991). "True Believer (KCOP tonight at 8:30 p.m.)..." Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "KTLA CHANNEL 5 (1980S): MOVIE BUMPERS AND PROMOS". BitChute. November 17, 2019.
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- ^ Caulfield, Deborah (April 20, 1988). "MOVIES". Los Angeles Times.
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- ^ "Worst Stations and Markets for Local TV". Radio Discussions. November 5, 2015.
- ^ "Two more movie networks for independents" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 31, 1984. p. 38. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via World Radio History.
"Two more movie networks for independents" (PDF). Broadcasting. Broadcasting Publications Inc. December 31, 1984. p. 39. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via World Radio History. - ^ "With WGN (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)". IMDb.
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- ^ "Oldest Extant Off-Air VHS/Beta Tape You Have". Radio Discussions. December 28, 2018.
- ^ Carmody, John (August 15, 1986). "The TV Column". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Channels-1989-03-OCR-Page-0071.pdf" (PDF). World Radio History.
- ^ "BC-1990-12-10-OCR-Page-0065" (PDF). World Radio History. December 10, 1990.
- ^ "BC-1992-06-08-OCR-Page-0056" (PDF). World Radio History. December 10, 1990.