Re: ION acquires "ER" reruns

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> On Thu, 1 May 2008 15:22:42 -0400, "Obveeus" <Obveeus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>"David" <dimlan17@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>> Ion Media Networks continued its off-net buying spree, clamping down
>>> the rights to four seasons of ER.
>>
>>At this rate, Ion is going to have a full, new (for them) primetime
lineup
>>for the Fall.
>>They may just build up to MNTV levels next Fall.
>>
> So if I understand this corretly TNT has the rights to seasons
> 1-10. Ion has the rights to season 11-12-13-14........the worst
> four seasons of the series.
>

TNT has the cable rights.  ION is a broadcast network, so it has the 
broadcast syndication rights, albeit to the last 4 seasons.