More news from CBS. They will be joining in on having a free, over-the-air diginet channel that features their classic library. It's coming next spring and they'll do retrospectives and themed marathons as well. Here in NY it will be channel 2.2. Now this I'm looking forward to!

http://www.cbscorporation.com/news-article.php?id=1100

Edited October 26, 201411 yr by applcin

I'm looking forward to this too. I wonder if they'll do something on Norman Lear-- didn't many of his shows originally air on CBS? Or does Lear own the rights to the shows he produced?

Sony owns the rights to Norman's shows. Right now, Antenna TV has on a lot of his shows (since they have access to the Sony library)...AITF, Good Times, Maude, Sanford & Son and they're starting The Jeffersons and One Day at a Time next year.

I'm thinking we're going to see more of the stuff owned or distributed by CBS Productions, Paramount, Desilu, etc., since they mention Star Trek, I Love Lucy, Perry Mason, Happy Days, Cheers...all of which are owned by one of those. I wonder how it'll affect stations like Me-TV who are currently airing a lot of those shows. And they say it won't be like a consistent schedule....curious to see how that will work out. On the one hand, you don't get bored with the same reruns recycling so soon (like Antenna TV) but then if it's a show you like, you want to know when it's going to be on!

I love seeing these new retro diginet substations pop up. I'm still hoping one day someone will devote a substation to classic soaps.

Edited October 26, 201411 yr by applcin

If this means Dynasty and Melrose Place back on TV, I'm there!!

I probably won't get this till 2017

I'm not seeing anything that isn't on about 5 other networks already! Come correct with the damn soaps!

I'm not seeing anything that isn't on about 5 other networks already! Come correct with the damn soaps!

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I'm not seeing anything that isn't on about 5 other networks already! Come correct with the damn soaps!

Daytime or nighttime?

When I read this I immediately started to hope to see some classic ATWT, GL or even Y&R or some other daytime drama that aired on CBS. Then I remembered how often soap fans get our hopes dashed (Soap Classics, anyone) and then immediately decided not even to think about for another moment.

If it happens, I'd be over the moon but I'm not holding my breath for that one.

If this means Dynasty and Melrose Place back on TV, I'm there!!

Ditto on both!

Some new info on Decades, set to start in May. Bill Kurtis is going to take us "Through The Decades" in a daily series. Nice, I like his style, he's a likable host and he's so good at documentaries.

http://www.robertfeder.com/2015/01/15/bill-kurtis-to-guide-viewers-through-the-decades/

Edited January 15, 201510 yr by applcin

I'm looking forward to this network. I hope one of my local affiliates picks it up.

I hope I get it fast, I have a few over the air channels now, so this shouldn't take long to get

Me too. I get almost all of them (Movies! THIStv, Cozi, Bounce, ME-TV, Antenna TV, Heartland, Grit, Escape), well, the important ones, and even some random ones, so hopefully I get it.

Do we have a schedule yet? As of right now, I get This, Antenna, Me, and Bounce. I'd love to get Aspire for Julia and...shudder...The Bill Cosby Show.

I forget about Aspire.

I wish I got Retro again, just for the Doctors, but I can watch the uploads so it's not a big loss to me.

I haven't seen a schedule yet for Decades.

I wish these networks would start adding soaps, even the primetime ones ... I'd love an over the air all soap network. Someone needs to make that one happen, lol

Edited January 16, 201510 yr by KMan101