UPN Network Shuts Down; Future Of SmackDown! CBS and Warner Bros. issued the following press release this morning following the conclusion of a press conference announcing that the UPN and WB Networks ...

Only four days after the debut of UPN’s newest hit drama series, "Platinum," the non-profit national civil rights organization Project Islamic H.O.P.E. (Helping Oppressed People Everywhere) has ...

(NEW YORK) -- Two small, long-struggling television networks -- UPN and The WB -- will shut down this fall and programming from both will be used to launch a new network aimed mainly at young and ...

UPN and the WB will cease operations this fall to make way for a new broadcast network called the CW, aimed at young, ethnic viewers, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced yesterday ...

Two small, struggling television networks, UPN and WB, will merge to form a new network called The CW, executives from the companies that own them said today. The announcement was made by executives ...

With hit sitcoms like 'Moesha' and 'The Parkers,' the network gave voice to a new generation of Black storytellers and creatives. But a change in strategy ahead of a merger with The WB led to "all ...

2002-07-16 04:00:00 PDT Pasadena-- It's not exactly Ali-Frazier, but it's on with the WB and UPN. A war of words, that is. You couldn't have picked two better networks for it. While most executives in ...

The CW will also be carried on 11 stations owned by UPN, a unit of CBS Corp., guaranteeing the network carriage in about 47 percent of the country and 20 of the top 25 TV markets. Network executives ...

Two small networks that have struggled for more than 10 years to court younger TV audiences are merging in hopes of finally competing with ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. The new network will have the 50-50 ...

The UPN and WB networks are undergoing management shifts at their entertainment divisions, with UPN President Tom Nunan and WB Co-President Susanne Daniels preparing to exit. Nunan will leave as ...

CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced plans to shutter the UPN and WB networks to form a new fifth broadcasting network called The CW, to be launched in the fall of 2006. The announcement ...