"I" To Become Classic TV and Movie Network
The former Pax TV network, now called i (that's it, just i), is metamorphosing into a network devoted entirely to old movies and TV shows. After signing an agreement last week with Warner Bros. TV for rights to air a number of "classic" TV shows, i, whose parent company is now called Ion Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications), has struck a deal with Sony to air such TV shows as The Monkees, Charlie's Angels, and Silver Spoons, and such movies as Short Circuit, A River Runs Through It, and the Academy Award-winning musical Oliver. The network claims it has a potential audience of 92 million, including those who can receive it on its owned broadcast stations and on cable.
The former Pax TV network, now called i (that's it, just i), is metamorphosing into a network devoted entirely to old movies and TV shows. After signing an agreement last week with Warner Bros. TV for rights to air a number of "classic" TV shows, i, whose parent company is now called Ion Media Networks (formerly Paxson Communications), has struck a deal with Sony to air such TV shows as The Monkees, Charlie's Angels, and Silver Spoons, and such movies as Short Circuit, A River Runs Through It, and the Academy Award-winning musical Oliver. The network claims it has a potential audience of 92 million, including those who can receive it on its owned broadcast stations and on cable.
