NEW YORK, DALLAS and TUCSON, Arizona, March 24
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MyNetworkTV, the new primetime general
entertainment television network, and Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC) have
entered into an affiliation agreement for KTTU- TV/Tucson (DMA
#71). The Tucson clearance increases MyNetworkTV affiliates to 65
stations throughout the country. MyNetworkTV will debut Tuesday,
September 5, 2006. Regarding the announcement, Jack Abernethy, CEO
of Fox Television Stations, commented, "Belo Corp. is one of the
country's strongest station groups and this affiliation with KTTU
establishes a strong link for MyNetworkTV to viewers and
advertisers in Tucson." "We are excited about extending Belo's
relationship with News Corp. in the Tucson market," said Dunia
Shive, Belo's president/Media Operations. "MyNetworkTV's
programming will provide a mix of fresh, new shows on KTTU that
will attract viewers in key target groups. When combined with our
current Fox affiliate, KMSB-TV, this dual-station partnership will
strengthen our advertising revenue opportunities and existing
presence in Tucson." Belo also announced today that KTTU will
become the new over-the-air home in Tucson for the Arizona
Diamondbacks beginning with the 2008 season, providing more
top-quality local sports programming and further positioning the
station as a major player in the Tucson television market. Cleared
in more than 55% of the U.S., MyNetworkTV's affiliates include
WWOR/New York (DMA #1), KCOP/Los Angeles (#2), WPWR/Chicago (#3),
KRON/San Francisco (#6), KDFI/Dallas (#7), WDCA/Washington, D.C.
(#8), KTXH/Houston (#10), WDWB/Detroit (#11), WTTA/Tampa (#12),
KUTP/Phoenix (#14), WFTC/Minneapolis (#15), WUAB/Cleveland (#16),
WRBW/Orlando (#20), WRBU/St. Louis (#21), WCWB/Pittsburgh (#22),
KPDX/Portland, OR (#23), WUTB/Baltimore (#24), XUPN/San Diego
(#26), WWWB/Charlotte (#27), WRDC/Raleigh (#29), WUXP/Nashville
(#30), KSMO/Kansas City (#31), WCGV/Milwaukee (#33),
WSTR/Cincinnati (#34), WBSC/Greenville (#35), KRRT/San Antonio
(#37), WABM/Birmingham (#40), WTVZ/Norfolk (#42), KASY/Albuquerque
(#46), WUPN/Greensboro (#47), KVWB/Las Vegas (#48), WNYO/Buffalo
(#49), WFTE/Louisville (#50), WNYA/Albany (#55), WFGX/Mobile (#62),
WACY/Green Bay- Appleton (#69), KTTU/Tucson (#71), KFVE/Honolulu
(#72), WNYS/Syracuse (#76), WBGT/Rochester (#79), WDKA/Paducah
(#80), KSHV/Shreveport (#81), WISC- DT/Madison (#85), WMYT/South
Bend (#87), WUFX/Jackson (#89), KWKT/Waco-Temple- Bryan (#94),
WBQD/Davenport (#95), WBXH/Baton Rouge (#96), WTSN-WEVV-
DT/Evansville (#100), WMMP/Charleston, SC (#101), WISE-DT/Ft. Wayne
(#106), WHTV/ Lansing, MI (#110), KLPN-KFXK-DT/Tyler-Longview, TX
(#111), KAME/Reno (#112), WAOE/Peoria (#117), WKBT-DT/LaCrosse-Eau
Claire (#123), KLAF-KADN-DT/ Lafayette, LA (#124), KTOV/Corpus
Christi (#129), WCBI-DT/Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS (#132),
KBJR-DT/Duluth-Superior (#137), KPSE/Palm Springs (#153),
NOSA-DT/Odessa-Midland, TX (#159), WJKP/Elmira (#173),
WNTZ/Alexandria (#176) and KKRA/Rapid City (#177). Targeted to
Adults 18-49, the broadcast network will provide broadcasters with
operational flexibility through a seamless flow of original
primetime programming and branded national marketing initiatives
that allow stations to maintain and strengthen their localism.
Twelve hours of programming will air on MyNetworkTV Monday through
Saturday. MyNetworkTV will launch with Twentieth Television's new
scripted primetime drama strips "Desire" and "Secret Obsessions."
The hour-long programs will feature a 65-episode story arc stripped
Monday through Friday over the span of 13 weeks. Each Saturday, a
re-cap episode highlighting the two programs' previous week's
storylines will air. "Desire" follows two close brothers on the run
from the mafia who both fall in love with, and then passionately
battle for, the same woman. "Secret Obsessions" takes an in-depth
look at the dreams, successes and tragedies found everyday in the
fashion industry. KMSB-TV and KTTU-TV are part of Belo Corp., one
of the nation's largest media companies with a diversified group of
market-leading television, newspaper, cable and interactive media
assets. A Fortune 1000 company with 7,700 employees and $1.5
billion in annual revenues, Belo operates in some of America's most
dynamic markets in Texas, the Northwest, the Southwest, Rhode
Island, and the Mid-Atlantic. Belo owns 19 television stations, six
of which are in the 15 largest U.S. broadcast markets. The Company
also owns or operates seven cable news channels and manages one
television station through a local marketing agreement. Belo's
daily newspapers are The Dallas Morning News, The Providence
Journal, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) and the Denton
Record-Chronicle (Denton, TX). The Company also publishes specialty
publications targeting young adults and the fast-growing Hispanic
market, including Quick and Al Dia in Dallas/Fort Worth, and El D
and La Prensa in Riverside. Belo operates more than 30 Web sites
associated with its operating companies. The Fox Television
Stations group, one of the nation's largest owned-and- operated
network broadcast groups, comprises 35 stations in 26 markets,
covering nearly 45% of U.S. television homes. This includes five
duopolies in the top 10 markets, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Dallas and Washington D.C., as well as duopolies in Houston,
Minneapolis, Phoenix and Orlando. A leader in the U.S. program
production and distribution arena, Twentieth Television is a unit
of Fox Television and headed by Fox Television Stations' Chairman
Roger Ailes while CEO Jack Abernethy oversees day-to-day
operations. Twentieth Television provides a wide array of first-run
and off-network programming, as well as feature film packages, to
the syndication and cable marketplaces. First-run programs
distributed by Twentieth Television include "Geraldo at Large," the
news strip hosted by Geraldo Rivera, and the popular court shows
"Divorce Court" and "Judge Alex," the number one new first-run
program of the 2005-06 season. In addition to "Desire" and "Secret
Obsessions," the company is set to launch the new court show
"Cristina's Court," hosted by Cristina Perez, in Fall 2006.
Twentieth Television also oversees the domestic sales of one of the
most extensive libraries of off-net programming in the
entertainment industry. Last fall, the company launched the
groundbreaking drama "24," starring Kiefer Sutherland, and The
Peabody Award-winning sitcom "The Bernie Mac Show" in off-net
syndication. Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News
Corporation, is principally engaged in the development, production
and worldwide distribution of feature films and television
programs, television broadcasting and cable network programming.
The unit's studios, production facilities and film and television
library provide high-quality creative content, and broadcasting and
cable networks provide extensive distribution platforms for the
Company's programs. CONTACTS: For MyNetworkTV: For Belo Corp.: Les
Eisner Carey Hendrickson 310/369-3293 214/977-6626 DATASOURCE: Belo
Corp. CONTACT: Les Eisner, +1-310-369-3293, or , for MyNetworkTV;
or Carey Hendrickson of Belo Corp., +1-214-977-6626, or Web site:
http://www.belo.com/
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