Family Movie Classics Launches on Vidgo Streaming Platform

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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FMC joins FETV on Vidgo

FMC Vidgo
(Image credit: FMC)

Family Broadcasting Co. said its Family Movie Classics (FMC) channel  has launched on streaming platform Vidgo.

FMC has been adding streaming distribution and is now carried by DirecTV Stream, Frndly TV, Philo and Freecast. It is available in 25 million homes, Family Broadcasting said.

“Vidgo has been a great partner and we’re delighted to extend the partnership to include FMC,” said Cara Conte, senior VP, Affiliate Sales of FETV and FMC. “FMC now joins our sister network FETV on the Vidgo lineup and provides us with the opportunity to deliver our beloved content to an even broader audience.”

FMC is best known for John Wayne Friday Night Feature, which draws is six-shooter every Friday at 8 p.m. ET.  The Duke’s films, Rio Bravo, El Dorado, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Sands of Iwo Jima appear.

FMC’s schedule also includes a Sunday Double Feature, Legends of the West, and Primetime Pictures.

Featured films for August include Gilda, Cowboy, Bye Bye Birdie and Suddenly, Last Summer.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.