Twentieth TV inks 'Family Guy' deal

Twentieth TV has all disney dvdssealed a cash-plus-barter deal with Tribune and Fox stations for the second cycle off-net run of "Family Guy."
Concurrently, the simpsons dvd box set Twentieth has also cleared "American Dad," also from "Family Guy"disney dvd collection creator Seth MacFarlane, in 40% of the country.
Twentieth heralded theSouth park dvd box set fact that "Family Guy's" renewal included a cash license fee as further proof that both stations and the syndication world aredisney dvd starting to see American dad dvdan economic recovery.
Second-cycle deal for "FamilySouth park dvd collection Guy" runs from 2011 through the 2014-15 TV season.
Twentieth sales exec VP Paul Franklin said the distributor decided to pursue "Family Guy's" second cycle renewal family guy dvd box set now because of an improvement in the economy.
There's a positive uptick in the marketplace," he said. "Stations are hetting healthier around the country.the simpsons dvd The previous six sitcoms that came into the marketplace disney dvd box setall went with a barter-only model. But 'Family Guy' has been very successful for TV stations, and given these kind of ratings, stations are willing to pay South park dvd collectionfor it."
Beyond the cash deal, the simpsons dvd box set Twentieth will get 1?minutes of ad time on "Family Guy," while American dad dvdstations will keep 5?minutes -- similar to what they now get on the show.
Stations all disney dvdsrenewing the laffer disney dvd collectioninclude Tribune's WPIX New York, KTLA Los Angeles and WGN Chicago (which sharesSouth park dvd box set a window with Weigel's indie WCIU).
Tribune outlets in Washington,South park dvd collection Houston, Philadelphia, Dallas, Seattle, Miami, Sacramento, Indianapolis, San Diego, New Orleans plus Hartford, Conn., and Portland, Ore., also once again picked the show up, while Fox stations in Phoenix, Minneapolis and Orlando, Fla., also renewed,family guy dvd box set as did Turner's Atlanta outlet.
The same stations picked up "American Dad" disney dvd(save Phoenix, where the Belo outlets secured the run).