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‘The Kennedys’ Mini Lands At ReelzChannel

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 1, 2011 @ 11:30am PSTTags: Joel Surnow, ReelzChannel, The Kennedys, The Kennedys Miniseries, The Kennedys Miniseries Distribution, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Following a couple of weeks of searching for a new buyer after being dropped by History, the controversial Kennedys miniseries has landed on ReelzChannel. The four-year-old digital cable channel, owned by Hubbard Broadcasting,  has already set a premiere date, Apr. 3, and has put up a trailer for the mini, which is expected to run unedited. The little known Albuquerque, NM-based ReelzChannel, which runs movie-themed program and syndicated fare, is probably looking for some visibility with the high-profile acquisition. The mini, from 24 co-creator Joel Surnow, stars Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, Tom Wilkinson, and Barry Pepper, was previously shopped to Showtime, FX, Starz, DirecTV and Tribune, among others.

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Controversial Miniseries ‘The Kennedys’ May Air In Syndication Via Deal With Tribune

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Sunday January 30, 2011 @ 12:28pm PSTTags: Cable TV, Greg Kinnear, History Channel The Kennedys, Joel Surnow, Katie Holmes, The Kennedys, The Kennedys Miniseries, The Kennedys Miniseries Distribution, Tribune Broadcasting, TV
Nellie Andreeva

EXCLUSIVE: The Kennedys may take an unconventional route to U.S. television screens, via syndication. The producers of the controversial miniseries, which was dropped by History earlier this month, are in talks with Tribune Broadcasting about picking up the 8-hour … Read More »

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Would DirecTV Rescue ‘The Kennedys’?

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 14, 2011 @ 2:18pm PSTTags: DirecTV, History Channel The Kennedys, The Kennedys, The Kennedys Miniseries, The Kennedys Miniseries Distribution, TV
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE: A rep for DirecTV confirmed that the company is “in preliminary stages of discussion” for The Kennedys.

PREVIOUS: DirecTV already provided primetime refuge to two series that had faced premature death on other networks, NBC’s Friday Night Lights and FX’s Damages. Could it do it again for the controversial mini-series … Read More »

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Showtime Passes On ‘The Kennedys’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday January 12, 2011 @ 1:50pm PSTTags: Cable TV, Joel Surnow, Miniseries, Showtime, Showtime The Kennedys, The Kennedys, The Kennedys Miniseries, The Kennedys Miniseries Cancelled, The Kennedys Miniseries Distribution, TV
Nellie Andreeva

Hope for U.S. distribution of Joel Surnow’s 8-part miniseries The Kennedys is fast fading away. Showtime has just passed on the project, which was cancelled by its original network, History, on Friday. Showtime was considered The Kennedy‘s best shot for an airing on a traditional network in the U.S. … Read More »

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Exclusive Video Of History’s Cancelled ‘Kennedys’ Mini, Which Now Eyes Showtime

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday January 7, 2011 @ 6:20pm PSTTags: A&E Networks, Cable TV, Greg Kinnear, History Channel, History Channel The Kennedys, Joel Surnow, Katie Holmes, Showtime The Kennedys, The Kennedys, The Kennedys Miniseries, The Kennedys Miniseries Cancelled, TV, Video
Nellie Andreeva

UPDATE: Muse Entertainment and Asylum Entertainment, who co-produce The Kennedys, just issued the following statement about the mini-series’ cancellation by History: “We are proud of the work all of our talent put into the making of The Kennedys and the painstaking efforts that went into creating a drama that is … Read More »

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