Light TV is an American digital broadcast television network owned by MGM Television that launched on December 22, 2016. The network features family-friendly and faith-based entertainment programming. Light TV is headed by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Burnett and Roma Downey; Burnett is the CEO of MGM TV, while Downey is best known as an actress and star of Touched by an Angel. Both Burnett and Downey consider themselves deeply religious, and have teamed in the past on producing several religious- or family-oriented projects (most notably the 2013 History miniseries The Bible) through the MGM subsidiary Downey leads, Lightworkers Media.
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History
The then-new over-the-top (OTT) faith-based channel was under development as early as September 2014 when MGM purchased 55% of One Three Media and LightWorkers Media, owned by Hearst Entertainment, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, and consolidated them into United Artists Media Group. With MGM purchasing Hearst and Burnett and Downey's shares in UAMG, the channel was still a planned streaming service. However, Hearst and Burnett and Downey retained their stakes in the channel.
MGM announced the formation of Light TV on November 16, 2016, with a launch planned for December on 13 Fox TV stations. However, Light TV launched on December 22, 2016 only on two stations.
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Programming
Light TV features several series and movies meant to fit the network's family-oriented approach, including content from the MGM film and TV library or acquired through outside sources.
Current programming
Below is a current list of programing broadcast on Light TV:
- Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (December 22, 2016-present)
- Flipper
- Flipper - The New Adventures
- Green Acres
- Heartland (December 22, 2016-present)
- Highway to Heaven (December 22, 2016-present)
- Sea Hunt
Children's programming
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear
- All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry
- The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures
- Inspector Gadget
- Madeline
- The Pink Panther Show (December 24, 2016-present)
- Wimzie's House
Affiliates
Light TV initially launched on subchannels of fourteen Fox and MyNetworkTV stations owned by Fox Television Stations, with most of the initial affiliates being owned-and-operated stations of the Fox Broadcasting Company. MGM will offer the network to stations outside the initial markets.
References
External links
- Official website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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