COMET TV Launches the Best Selection of Science Fiction and Genre Content on Apple TV and Roku
March 21 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
App Expands COMET TV’s Footprint for
Audiences Everywhere and at Anytime
Sinclair Television Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinclair
Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclair”), and
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (“MGM”), partners in COMET TV, a science
fiction broadcast network, jointly announced that COMET TV will be
available on Apple TV and Roku through a newly downloadable COMET
TV App, beginning today. COMET TV will continue its broadcast
offerings to customers in over 100 markets as well as online at
www.COMETtv.com
COMET TV’s app will include live playback of the network’s
broadcast feed with an integrated program schedule along with
information on the current programming.
The expanded distribution allows COMET TV to reach more science
fiction fans and entertain them with the network’s vast programming
library including feature films such as: The Crow, Gattaca and
Labyrinth. Television series include: “Stargate: Atlantis,”
“Mystery Science Theater 3000,” and returning in April, “Stargate:
SG-1.” Currently airing for the entirety of March is a selection of
March Movie Badness movies, 36 classic science fiction and genre
films airing as an alternative to college basketball programming
elsewhere.
Apple TV Generation 4 and Roku 3 & 4 series equipment can be
used to download the free COMET TV apps. Availability on additional
digital platforms will be announced later this year.
COMET TV, a partnership between Sinclair and MGM, is the
first-ever 24/7 science fiction digital broadcast network and
features more than 1,500 hours of premium MGM content. Currently
the network is carried in over 100 markets, reaching over 80
million homes. In addition, COMET TV is available online and for
free at www.COMETtv.com. COMET TV offers popular favorites, cult
classics and undiscovered gems on a daily programming schedule. The
network is also the exclusive broadcast home of the “Stargate”
Franchise.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI)
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television
broadcasting companies in the country. The Company owns, operates
and/or provides services to 173 television stations in 81 markets,
broadcasting 508 channels and has affiliations with all the major
networks. Sinclair is one of the leading local news providers in
the country, as well as a producer of live sports content.
Sinclair's content is delivered over multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms.
About Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is a leading entertainment company focused
on the production and global distribution of film and television
content across all platforms. The company owns one of the world’s
deepest libraries of premium film and television content. In
addition, MGM has investments in numerous television
channels. For more information, visit www.mgm.com.
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