TV Guide Network buys 'Ugly Betty' series

SANTA MONICA and VANCOUVER – In a move designed to bolster its programming and attract new viewers, TV Guide Network has acquired the exclusive basic cable off-network rights to the series Ugly Betty from Disney-ABC Domestic Television.The deal includes access to existing and future episodes of the show, which will begin airing as a weekly strip on TV Guide Network in the Fall of 2010. It is TV Guide Network's first scripted series acquisition, and part of “a multi-tiered programming strategy” to re-brand the network as an entertainment destination. As part of the agreement, TVGuide.com will have rights to stream...