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> Since 1987 in the United States, aside from news, TV networks aren't allowed to make and distribute their own content. Where the heck did you get this idea f

> Since 1987 in the United States, aside from news, TV networks aren't allowed to make and distribute their own content. Where the heck did you get this idea from? This isn't true at all. The vast majority of TV Networks shows are made by the studio that owns the network, because there's a huge financial incentive to do so. Heck, the reality is that half the shows you probably like remain on air despite weak ratings because they are made by the studio that owns the network and so they are taking into account the profits from international sales.

reaperducer 7y ago
The vast majority of TV Networks shows are made by the studio that owns the network Studios don't own networks. Studios make programs. Those programs are distributed through distribution companies to stations. Due to corporate consolidation, it has become common in recent years for a big corporation (Disney, for example) to own a production studio, a TV network, and a distribution company. But they have to exist as independent entities from each other. Because of common ownership, bundling deals, and audience expectations it is common for a TV show to stay within a particular corporate parent, but it is not alway the case. There are a number of TV stations in the US that air content from two or even three of the big four networks. That's why at the end of all the network entertainment TV shows you see the distributor listed. It is a separate company.