AmericanLife TV Network
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| AmericanLife TV | |
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| Launched | May 1, 1985 |
| Owned by | ComStar Media Fund |
| Formerly called | The Nostalgia Channel, and GoodLife TV Network |
| Website | americanlifetv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Available only C-Band systems | G-15, Transponder 22 |
| Cable | |
| Available on some cable systems | Consult your cable provider |
The AmericanLife TV Network, formerly the GoodLife TV Network and The Nostalgia Channel, is an American cable television network. It describes itself as the only independent network devoted to the baby boomer generation. AmericanLife TV's programming consists of reruns of television series dating from the 1960s through the early 1990s, movies, and original programs aimed at baby boomers.
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[edit] Description and history
The network was launched on May 1, 1985. It was owned by the Unification Church from 2001 to 2009. According to a June 2007 story in Variety, the network had been a consistent money-loser for the church, although its tax-exempt status made it easier to absorb the losses. Vice-president of marketing Darlene Chapman-Holmes blamed AmericanLife TV's status as "a niche, standalone network that doesn't have any leverage" for its failure to land more lucrative carriage deals with cable and satellite system operators.[1]
AmericanLife TV claims over 12.5 million subscribers throughout the U.S.[2] The network is also available on at least one over-the-air terrestrial affiliate: WBQP-CA in Pensacola, Florida, which uses the network for part of its schedule.[3] The network has made a video on demand (VOD) deal with TVN Entertainment Corporation to offer up to twenty hours of programming per month on a VOD basis to more than 100 cable affiliates.[4]
AmericanLife TV recently expanded its programming library considerably by acquiring rights to a number of classic television series from Twentieth Television, including Hill Street Blues, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Newhart and Batman.[5] The network also made a deal with CBS Television Distribution for rights to Mission: Impossible[6]. One show formerly aired was East Side/West Side.
In 2001 AmericanLife broadcast the 1982 Unification Church-sponsored film Inchon, one of the few times it has been seen since its initial theatrical run. In 2007 the network broadcast George Clooney's documentary, A Journey to Darfur. [7][8][9] It released the film on DVD in 2008 and announced that proceeds from its sale would be donated to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for their humanitarian efforts in Darfur. [10]
In May, 2009 the network was acquired by ComStar Media Fund, an organization chaired by televangelist Robert A. Schuller, son of Crystal Cathedral founder Robert H. Schuller. Schuller said that the network would concentrate on "family-values programming that speaks to all generations." He will host a show on the network, though details are not yet finalized.
Chris Wyatt, ComStar CEO and founder of religious website GodTube.com, commented: "We are not creating another religious network but rather a family-values channel. We’ve tapped into a huge underserved market and have the opportunity over time to increase distribution to exceed 40 million homes." Media reports indicated that the network's on-air presentation would change and that other syndicated series would be targeted for acquisition.[11][12] As of June 2009 most of the prior schedule was dropped and many of the the previous programs available on American Life TV were removed. According to the VP of programming Glenn Gurgiolo most if not all of those programs will not return.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ John Dempsey (2007-06-01). "American Life TV targets baby boomers". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966145.html?categoryid=2522&cs=1. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ "AmericanLife TV Network". National Cable & Telecommunications Association. http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?hidenavlink=true&type=orgtyp2&contentId=1894. Retrieved on 2009-05-27.
- ^ "WBQP TV–12 Programming Schedule". WBQP. October-December 2007. http://www.wbqp.com/schedule/marschedule2007.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-18.
- ^ "AmericanLife Launches New VOD Offering". Multichannel News. 2007-09-02. http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6473613.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-09.
- ^ "American Life TV Hooks Up With Twentieth Television". Jack Myers MediaVillage.com. 2007-05-29. http://blogs.mediavillage.com/retro/archives/2007/05/american_life_h.html. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ "AmericanLife TV Network Acquires Mission: Impossible from CBS Television Distribution". Sitcoms Online. 2007-05-09. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=3540141. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ American Life TV targets baby boomers: Channel airing Clooney's Darfur docu Variety, June 1, 2007
- ^ The Time 100: George Clooney
- ^ Clooney's Docu on Darfur to Air Monday
- ^ AmericanLife TV Network (ALN) Donates Proceeds From "A Journey to Darfur" DVD to the International Rescue Committee
- ^ "GodTube Founder Buys AmericanLife TV Network". Broadcasting & Cable. 2009-05-27. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/266355-GodTube_Founder_Buys_AmericanLife_TV_Network.php. Retrieved on 2009-05-27.
- ^ "Dr. Robert A. Schuller and Chris Wyatt's Comstar Acquires AmericanLife TV Network". ChristianNewsWire. 2009-05-27. http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/5334010491.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-27.
