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Article: Great American Country and Grand Ole Opry Sign Long-Term Agreement; Broadcast Deal Includes Plans To Develop More Opry-Related Programs.
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- Business Wire
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- November 9, 2005
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Television network Great American Country (GAC) and the Grand Ole Opry have signed a multi-year agreement which extends GAC's broadcast rights of its highest rated program, Grand Ole Opry Live. The agreement is the broadest yet for the two partners, providing GAC broadcast rights for an increased number of new Grand Ole Opry Live shows every year of the agreement plus plans to develop several new Opry-related programs going forward.
"GAC's ability to showcase different genres of country music allows us to create new programming centered around the biggest brand in the industry, the Grand Ole Opry," said Ed Hardy, president of the network. "We ...