AmericanLife TV Network

Infobox_TV_channel
name= AmericanLife TV
logofile= AmericanLife TV.jpg
logosize= 180px
station_slogan=
launch=May 1, 1985
owner= Unification Church
headquarters=
former names=The Nostalgia Channel, and GoodLife TV Network
sister names=
web= [http://www.americanlifetv.com/ americanlifetv.com]
terr avail=Not Available
sat serv 1=Available only C-Band systems
sat chan 1=G-15, Transponder 22
cable serv 1=Available on many cable systems
cable chan 1=Consult your cable provider
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The AmericanLife TV Network, formerly the GoodLife TV Network and The Nostalgia Channel, is an American cable television network. It describes itself as the only independent network devoted to the baby boomer generation. It is similar to TV Land because it airs classic television programs.

Description and history

AmericanLife TV's programming consists of reruns of television series dating from the 1950s through the early 1990s and original programs aimed at baby boomers. The network was launched on May 1, 1985 and acquired in 2001 by the Unification Church. With company headquarters located in Washington, D.C., AmericanLife TV claims over 10 million subscribers throughout the U.S. [cite web|url=http://www.ncta.com/ContentView.aspx?hidenavlink=true&type=orgtyp2&contentId=1894|title=AmericanLife TV Network|publisher=National Cable & Telecommunications Association|accessdate=2007-10-18] The network is also available on at least one over-the-air terrestrial affiliate: WBQP-CA in Pensacola, Florida, which uses the network for part of its schedule. [cite web|url=http://www.wbqp.com/schedule/marschedule2007.html|title=WBQP TV–12 Programming Schedule|publisher=WBQP|date=Oct-Dec 2007|accessdate=2007-10-18]

According to a June, 2007 story in "Variety", the network has been a consistent money-loser, though the Unification Church's tax-exempt status makes it easier for the parent organization to absorb the losses. Vice-president of marketing Darlene Chapman-Holmes blamed AmericanLife TV's status as "a niche, standalone network that doesn't have any leverage" for its failure to land more lucrative carriage deals with cable and satellite system operators. [cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966145.html?categoryid=2522&cs=1|title=American Life TV targets baby boomers|author=John Dempsey|publisher="Variety"|date=2007-06-01|accessdate=2007-10-09] The network has made a video on demand (VOD) deal with TVN Entertainment Corporation to offer up to twenty hours of programming per month on a VOD basis to more than 100 cable affiliates. [cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6473613.html|title=AmericanLife Launches New VOD Offering|publisher="Multichannel News"|date=2007-09-02|accessdate=2007-10-09]

AmericanLife TV recently expanded its programming library considerably by acquiring rights to a number of classic television series from Twentieth Television, including "Hill Street Blues", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "Newhart" and "Batman". [cite web|url=http://blogs.mediavillage.com/retro/archives/2007/05/american_life_h.html|title=American Life TV Hooks Up With Twentieth Television|publisher=Jack Myers MediaVillage.com|date=2007-05-29|accessdate=2007-07-10] The network also made a deal with CBS Television Distribution for rights to "". [cite web|url=http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?p=3540141|title=AmericanLife TV Network Acquires "Mission: Impossible" from CBS Television Distribution|publisher=Sitcoms Online|date=2007-05-09|accessdate=2007-07-10] Beginning in June, 2007, AmericanLife TV gradually revamped its primetime schedule to introduce these programs and others.

In 2007, AmericanLife TV broadcast George Clooney's documentary, "A Journey to Darfur". [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117966145.html?categoryid=2522&cs=1 American Life TV targets baby boomers: Channel airing Clooney's Darfur docu] Variety, June 1, 2007] [ [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1615880,00.html The Time 100: George Clooney] [ [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/11/ap/entertainment/mainD8MJ771O0.shtml Clooney's Docu on Darfur to Air Monday] ] In 2008, AmericanLife TV released the film on DVD and announced that proceeds from its sale would be donated to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for their humanitarian efforts in Darfur. [ [http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Americanlife-Tv-838350.html AmericanLife TV Network (ALN) Donates Proceeds From "A Journey to Darfur" DVD to the International Rescue Committee] ]

List of current programs

Notes

External links

* [http://www.americanlifetv.com Official site]
* [http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2007/06/sitcomsonlinecom-exclusive-interview.html SitcomsOnline.com interview with Mark Ringwald, VP of Programming for AmericanLife TV, 6/5/07]
* [http://blogs.mediavillage.com/retro/archives/2007/03/a_classic_tv_co_3.html Mediavillage.com interview with Mark Ringwald, Vice-President of Programming for AmericanLife TV Network]