Bounce TV Buys Movies From Paramount, Warner

Titles including 'Bird,' 'Shaft' and 'Lady Sings the Blues'

By Jon Lafayette -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/7/2012 3:15:27 PM

New African-American broadcast network Bounce TV said it acquired rights to movies from Warner Bros. and Paramount, starring actors including Richard Pryor, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby and Diana Ross.

Some of the films will run as part of the network's new Brown Sugar Saturday Night franchise.

Films from Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution include Bird, an Academy Award winner, the original version of Shaft, Greased Lightning, The Mack, Let's Do It Again and Rosewood.

Paramount films airing on Bounce TV will include Mahogany, Lady Sings the Blues, Best Defense, Vampire in Brooklyn and Heart Condition.

Bounce TV launched in September.