...The expanded distribution for WGN America will be in place by Jan. 1. DirecTV will also add East Coast and West Coast feeds of the channel, which will make it easier for viewers on the West Coast to find programs on the channel
That just makes me laugh. WGN America needs an East and West coast feed? AT&T can do what they want, but what does West Coast viewers need for a specific feed, for Pacific Time? To see reruns of How I Met Your Mother? Does either DirecTV or U-Verse have West Coast feeds of channels with actual original programming (more than two shows), such as TBS, TNT, USA, or FX? You know, the networks that are prime rivals to WGN America. Hell, even TV Land, which was created as an all day long version of Nick at Nite and was primarily focused on showing reruns, has more original programming than WGN America, and probably has only an East Coast feed.
They are trying to value WGN America to be way more worth than it is. I think Sunbeam takes there business model from Tribune. "What, our network has (will have, in WHDH's case, come January) a minimal library of must see, original programming? %$#@ it! We demand high penetration and $8.99 per sub!!!"
Hey Tribune, watch Field of Dreams!!! You need to build it, before expecting them to come!!!