Spike TV Buys Star Wars Rights

Joe Cool

Administrator

Source: Variety

Spike TV has engineered the biggest movie purchase in the net's 22-year history, ponying up between $65 million and $70 million for a six-year exclusive deal covering all six of Lucasfilm's "Star Wars" movies, reports Variety.

The blockbuster in the deal was Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which Spike TV will get in the first network window in April, 2008. That's the earliest window a cable network has ever landed to a "Star Wars" movie; the first five titles began their TV life on the Fox Network.
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This is an impressive deal. I'm sure the network will make a lot of money off marathon airings of the films and promotions.

Mr. Kennedy

I was really hoping Sci-Fi Channel would win the rights, I believe they would do a better job than Spike TV. Besides, Sci-Fi Channel seems more right for the Star Wars movies than Spike TV.

I guess it doesn't really matter, i'm still gonna watch the movies anyways.

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