Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 9, 2006
ACME COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-27105 (Commission File Number) |
33-0866283 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2101 E. Fourth Street,
Suite 202 A
Santa Ana, California, 92705
(714) 245-9499
(Address and telephone
number of principal executive offices)
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On March 9, 2006, we entered into a long-term affiliation agreement (which provides for a term of up to ten years) with The CW Network for our television stations KWBQ (Albuquerque-Santa Fe), WBDT (Dayton), WBXX (Knoxville), WIWB (Green Bay), WTVK (Ft. Myers-Naples), WBUI (Champaign-Springfield-Decatur) and WBUW (Madison). The agreement provides for exclusive carriage of The CW programming in each of our stations designated market area (as defined and determined by Nielsen), obligates our stations to carry The CW Network's programming and provides for certain programming fees to be paid by us to The CW Network. The CW Networks programming, which will launch in September 2006, will include prime-time, Sunday early evening, weekday afternoons and Saturday morning childrens fare.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 14, 2006 | ACME Communications, Inc. By: /s/ Thomas D. Allen Thomas D. Allen Executive VP & Chief Financial Officer |