ReelzChannel Gives Thumbs Up to Ebert & Roeper
Cable Network Acquires Post-Syndication Cable Rights to At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper
By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/19/2008 4:56:00 AM MT
Cable channel ReelzChannel acquired the post-syndication cable rights to At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper.
Under the terms of the deal, ReelzChannel will have a one-week window to air the program following the syndicated broadcast episode of the long-running movie-review show.
“There is no movie-review program in all of television that has more respect and credibility than this series,” ReelzChannel executive vice president and general manager Terry O’Reilly said in a statement. “Over the course of its long and successful syndicated run, it has become the authoritative source of movie recommendations for movie-goers. At the Movies is the perfect complement to our lineup of programming that serves the movie fan in all of us.”
ReelzChannel will air the first acquired episode of Ebert & Roeper Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m.
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