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    Reuters TV - NBC Universal Plotting Scary Cable Move

    From Reuters TV (via Yahoo News):

    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
    tmpl=story&cid=597&ncid=763&e=5&u=/nm/20040817/tv_nm/television_horror
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    Entertainment - Reuters TV


    NBC Universal Plotting Scary Cable Move
    by Andrew Wallenstein

    NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC Universal is considering creating
    a cable outlet devoted to horror-themed programing, drawing from a
    library of creepy film classics including marquee heavies Dracula,
    Frankenstein's monster and Wolfman.

    It would mark the company's first in-house launch since it was formed
    in May by the merger of General Electric's NBC with most of French
    firm Vivendi Universal's showbiz assets, including Universal
    Pictures, USA Network and Sci Fi Channel.

    The channel also would nicely complement Sci Fi, which has abandoned
    the horror genre in recent years for a more mainstream focus but
    could serve as the ideal venue for cross-promotion. NBC Universal
    declined comment.

    The channel is said to be one of several ideas NBC Universal is
    tossing around; another natural application of the Universal library
    might come in the detective genre to capitalize on the likes of
    venerable Universal gumshoe dramas a la "The Rockford
    Files," "Columbo," "Magnum, P.I.," "Kojak" and, more
    recently, "Monk." Universal operates such a crime-centric channel in
    Latin America.

    Meanwhile, the Trio network twists in the wind as NBC Universal
    devises a strategy to boost the niche outlet's distribution. Without
    a long-term plan in place, Trio could lose its slot to a new channel
    concept as early as next month, sources said.

    Reuters/Hollywood Reporter



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