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Comet (TV network)
Comet is an American digital broadcast television network owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group that focuses on science fiction, supernatural, horror, adventure and fantasy programming. The network was originally launched on October 31, 2015 as a joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with much of its programming sourced from MGM's film and television library.
In addition to its broadcast affiliates, Comet is also available via Apple TV, FuboTV, YouTubeTV, Sling TV, and Dish Network.
On June 29, 2015, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Sinclair Broadcast Group founded the broadcasting and programming subsidiary Sinclair Television Group, Inc., and announced an expected 4th quarter launch of a then-unnamed science fiction network. Sinclair chief operating officer David Amy, in announcing the partnership, noted that MGM "has an extensive collection of science fiction films and television movies that appeal to a vast audience who will now be able to access that content through broadcast television". Sinclair tapped its television stations in many of the 79 markets where the company owned or operated a broadcasting property at the time of the announcement to serve as the network's initial charter affiliates. On August 5, 2015, in its financial report for the second fiscal quarter, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that the new network would be named Comet.
Comet is the first national multicasting venture by Sinclair, which aimed to develop content for the 162 television stations it ran at the time (many of which are operated through management outsourcing agreements with stations that Sinclair owns outright). The network operates in a similar fashion to a shared services agreement that is usually formed between two local TV stations, but in this case between a programmer-distributor and owner & station group. The network is offered on barter basis with the network with nine minutes of ad and the affiliate with five per hour with the ability to revenue share if MGM sells the local portion of the ads on behalf of the station. The network does not rely on the rating system, as most diginets do, using direct-response commercials in determining viewership.
The network formally launched on October 31, 2015 at 7AM (ET) with an airing of Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot. The 1984 sci-fi/action film The Terminator and the 1979 sci-fi-themed James Bond film Moonraker were its premiere night programming.
As of 2020, along with sibling network Charge!, Comet is now owned-and-operated by Sinclair as MGM sold their operation stake in the two networks.
Comet currently provides up to 19 hours of programming to its owned-and-operated and affiliated stations on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time and weekends from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Beginning Monday, August 26, 2024, Comet began airing Buffy the Vampire Slayer daily at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Beginning in June 2025 (since they no longer had the rights to Buffy the Vampire Slayer) they began airing movies at 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time, still maintaining the same amount of programming as before. The remaining vacated hours are occupied by paid programming.
Comet draws from the extensive library of films and television programming owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and subsidiary United Artists, carrying more than 1,500 hours worth of sci-fi programming from the studio.
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Comet (TV network)
Comet is an American digital broadcast television network owned by the Sinclair Television Group subsidiary of the Sinclair Broadcast Group that focuses on science fiction, supernatural, horror, adventure and fantasy programming. The network was originally launched on October 31, 2015 as a joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with much of its programming sourced from MGM's film and television library.
In addition to its broadcast affiliates, Comet is also available via Apple TV, FuboTV, YouTubeTV, Sling TV, and Dish Network.
On June 29, 2015, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Sinclair Broadcast Group founded the broadcasting and programming subsidiary Sinclair Television Group, Inc., and announced an expected 4th quarter launch of a then-unnamed science fiction network. Sinclair chief operating officer David Amy, in announcing the partnership, noted that MGM "has an extensive collection of science fiction films and television movies that appeal to a vast audience who will now be able to access that content through broadcast television". Sinclair tapped its television stations in many of the 79 markets where the company owned or operated a broadcasting property at the time of the announcement to serve as the network's initial charter affiliates. On August 5, 2015, in its financial report for the second fiscal quarter, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that the new network would be named Comet.
Comet is the first national multicasting venture by Sinclair, which aimed to develop content for the 162 television stations it ran at the time (many of which are operated through management outsourcing agreements with stations that Sinclair owns outright). The network operates in a similar fashion to a shared services agreement that is usually formed between two local TV stations, but in this case between a programmer-distributor and owner & station group. The network is offered on barter basis with the network with nine minutes of ad and the affiliate with five per hour with the ability to revenue share if MGM sells the local portion of the ads on behalf of the station. The network does not rely on the rating system, as most diginets do, using direct-response commercials in determining viewership.
The network formally launched on October 31, 2015 at 7AM (ET) with an airing of Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot. The 1984 sci-fi/action film The Terminator and the 1979 sci-fi-themed James Bond film Moonraker were its premiere night programming.
As of 2020, along with sibling network Charge!, Comet is now owned-and-operated by Sinclair as MGM sold their operation stake in the two networks.
Comet currently provides up to 19 hours of programming to its owned-and-operated and affiliated stations on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time and weekends from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Beginning Monday, August 26, 2024, Comet began airing Buffy the Vampire Slayer daily at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Beginning in June 2025 (since they no longer had the rights to Buffy the Vampire Slayer) they began airing movies at 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time, still maintaining the same amount of programming as before. The remaining vacated hours are occupied by paid programming.
Comet draws from the extensive library of films and television programming owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and subsidiary United Artists, carrying more than 1,500 hours worth of sci-fi programming from the studio.