[quote name=\'urbanpreppie05\' post=\'182514\' date=\'Mar 26 2008, 10:59 AM\']
Not only that, what about the stations that buy King of The Hill, Seinfeld, Law and Order, 24 and the like- same situation, no?
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Not quite. Often with syndie product, it's agreed before hand that the local station will 'share' rights with a cable distribution. Scrubs is a good example of this. Double runs on local stations coupled with a double run on Comedy Central...all premiering the same season.
The question is : in the local station syndie contract, is there a line that allows for reruns to be aired on cable (or Ion, which may or may not be over-the-air)?