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TMC
05-10-2006, 03:47 PM
If anybody as signifcant info on these particular networks/channels I would greatly appreciate it:
*The SFM Hoilday Network - A syndicated movie package that primarily showed family-friendly films and television programs. It used "Heavy Action" (AKA the "Monday Night Football" theme) as its theme music. The SFM Hoilday Network is probably best known for being the center of an urban legend stating that it showed the full-length, 134 minute version of "Superman IV."

*The Movietime Channel - The network that was a precursor to E! Entertainment Television.

*The Hughes Television Network - A failed attempt by Howard Hughes to launch a fourth (pre Fox) television network.

*The Comedy Channel (American version) and Ha! - The cable channels that served as precursors or the foundation for Comedy Central.

*The Prime Time Entertainment Network - A failed attempt at launching a fifth (pre WB and UPN) television network. The PTEN aired "Babylon 5", "Time Trax", and "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues."

*ABC Family during the "Family Channel" and "Fox Family" eras respectively.

*TNT pre "Monday Nitro" era (i.e. before 1995)

*The Madison Square Garden Network - The channel that ultimately became the USA Network.
y2k3Joker
05-10-2006, 04:52 PM
Isn't MSG Network still around?
TMC
05-10-2006, 11:31 PM
Isn't MSG Network still around?

That particular MSG Network is a totally different entity than what the USA Network was originally. This is according to the Wikipedia entry on USA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USA_Network).
Ant-Lox
05-10-2006, 11:44 PM
I remember watching the last hours of "Fox Family" & "The Family Channel" and I can't wait to see what will happen when WB & Upn go out.....
tvfan0101
05-11-2006, 12:12 AM
The Hughes Television Network - A failed attempt by Howard Hughes to launch a fourth (pre Fox) television network.

From what I have read, it is a bit of a misnomer to refer to the Hughes Television Network as a real network. It was more of a distribution node that either purchased or created programming to sell to a loose collection of local stations. Most of the programming was sporting events.
treky
05-11-2006, 01:49 AM
does anyone rember "OPERATION PRIME TIME" in the late 70s and early 80s?

Or, just recently, "THE SCREEN GEMS NETWORK"?
gilligan fanatic
05-11-2006, 01:08 PM
does anyone rember "OPERATION PRIME TIME" in the late 70s and early 80s?

Or, just recently, "THE SCREEN GEMS NETWORK"?

I belive Screen Gems is still around in Latin America.