New digital U.S. network to raid Canada's Cookie Jar

LOS ANGELES – MGM Studios announced today the launch of “a turn-key solution for generating revenue for the digital spectrum” for American local broadcasters with the launch of THIS TV network. The new ad-supported, 24/7 linear digital channel is designed for the U.S. broadcast marketplace. The studio is partnering with Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting to bring THIS TV into the free-TV market across the U.S. beginning this fall. MGM is also partnering with children’s entertainment producer Cookie Jar Entertainment of Toronto. to handle all of the children’s programming, including FCC approved educational informational shows for THIS TV. With the FCC February...