ABC and Disney grab The Grinch
-- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/8/2001
ABC and The Disney Channel have garnered the TV rights to the film The Grinch from Universal/Imagine Entertainment for a reported $60 million. In the 10-year deal, which is an unusually long agreement, the two outlets will divvy up showings beginning in 2004. The movie gets it first airings on pay-movie network Starz!, which has a long-term output deal with Universal.
