UPN and The WB to Merge into the CW Network
Pretty interesting news buzzing around lately, ever since UPN and The WB announced that they were merging. The CW broadcasting network (as they will now be known), will be launching this fall.
According to the surprise announcement — which comes just days after both networks had supposedly outlined their future plans to reporters during the semiannual two-week Television Critics Association Press Tour that just concluded on Sunday — CBS and Warner Bros. will each own 50% of the new network, which will air some still undetermined combination of UPN and The WB’s current television programs (which in include current reality shows such as America’s Next Top Model, Beauty And The Geek, and previously announced upcoming shows such as Get This Party Started, Fountain Of Youth, Survival Of The Richest, and another gender-reversed edition of Beauty And The Geek.)
And here are some more relevant Top Model newsbites from the article:
However, while it’s reasonable to expect that top shows like Top Model (which Ostroff announced she had already renewed for two more seasons when she met with reporters at last week’s UPN press tour presentation) will migrate over to the new network, it is currently unknown what the new network’s fall schedule might look like. Both America’s Next Top Model and Beauty and the Geek (along with Smallville, Gilmore Girls, Supernatural, Veronica Mars, Everybody Hates Chris, Girlfriends, Reba and the WWE’s Smackdown) were cited as examples of the “programming assets” available to the new network — a sign that CBS and Warner Bros. envision both shows as having a place on The CW’s future programming schedule.
Well at least Top Model isn’t going anywhere in terms of existence. Wonder what interesting things this new merger will bring - if anything.
[via Reality World]
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Pc Anywhere Manuel
Nov 1, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Dave…
Interesting topic… I’m working in this industry myself and I don’t agree about this in 100%, but I added your page to my bookmarks and hope to see more interesting articles in the future…
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