Free TV Networks, the digital multicast television outlet launched by industry veteran Jonathan Katz two years ago, is gearing up to debut its fourth network.
Busted (stylized as BUSTED), will offer rebroadcasts of reality-based, true-crime series like “Cops: Reloaded,” “World’s Wildest Police Videos,” “Customer Wars,” Court Cam,” “Jail” and “Neighborhood Wars.”
The network will launch on March 1, and has already inked distribution agreements with Nexstar Media Group, HC2 Broadcasting, Gray Media and the E. W. Scripps Company, allowing it to reach 90 percent of U.S. households with a TV set, the company said on Thursday.
“With riveting unscripted series, Busted is the only dedicated broadcast channel that takes audiences on vicarious real-life ride-alongs to witness justice in action,” Katz said on Thursday. “While the migration from cable forces many legacy media businesses to contract, Free TV Networks continues to grow as more and more value-conscious consumers combine antenna usage with streaming.”
Free TV Networks was founded in late 2023 and operates as a joint venture between Gray Media, Lionsgate and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). The company debuted with the launch of two multicast networks — 365BLK (formerly The365) and Outlaw. A third channel, Defy, signed on last July.
