It didn’t come as much of a surprise when Oprah partnered with Discovery to launch her very own cable network, OWN. But is fellow superstar Tyler Perry a big enough name to carry a network, too? Lionsgate seems to think so.
The movie studio is said to be in talks with Perry to launch a new venture tentatively called Perry TV, reports The New York Times. The channel will initially show reruns of Perry’s sitcoms and movies (including the Madea series), and would later branch out to buy third-party content that fits in with Perry’s brand.
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