WB, UPN to join forces as one network

[ECH1969]

The WB Network and UPN will merge in the hope of making the two smaller broadcast networks into a bigger power, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons, CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves and Tribune Co. CEO Dennis FitzSimons were set to announce the move at a news conference in New York at 11 a.m. ET.

TW and Tribune have been partners in the WB, while CBS owns UPN.

The two networks will merge operations and programming, with UPN president Dawn Ostroff overseeing the combined venture, sources said.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001883859

[DarkTirade]

1. So now we will have

instead of one channel full of pretty white people and another full of pretty black people, we'll have a channel with pretty people of mixed race?
Too bad I look completely white, otherwise I could fit right in. :)

[DeepModem Mom]

2. Doesn't sound bad as fluff entertainment for a young demographic! nt

[joeybee12]

3. Wow! Twice the crap!

Or does this mean it'll be half the crap?

[kick-ass-bob]

4. Better watch out ABC, NBC, and CBS

There's a new powerhouse on the block! :scared:

:rofl:

[Trigger Hippie]

5. I'm actually a bit disappointed to hear this.

I don't have cable, so getting one less channel (even a crappy one) sucks. Oh, well, fewer Jaws 2 reruns for me. :(

[AngryAmish]

6. What is going to happen to the Cubs games?

All on cable?

[robbedvoter]

7. Ha!ha! WB gets cancelled! Karma, I tell ya!

Only survived Angel by 2 years. Buh-bye!