Fox Nation plans promos for 'The Vow' on ABC stations, per Variety

Fox Nation plans to place promos for its new dating series on ABC stations, Variety reports, with local spots booked in roughly a dozen markets ahead of the streaming premiere.

Variety says the promos for The Vow will run in local ad inventory on ABC stations in major markets as Fox Nation ramps marketing for the series, which Variety and TVNewsCheck note is led by Chris Harrison and set to premiere November 11 on the Fox Nation streaming service.

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Both Variety and TVNewsCheck report the move comes after Warner Bros. Television sent a cease-and-desist to Fox Nation over visual and creative references to The Bachelor, a separate franchise. Variety specifies the spots are slated to run in local ad inventory in about a dozen markets, while TVNewsCheck repeats the legal dispute context.

Fox Nation’s push onto ABC stations marks an unusual cross-network promotional effort, and it underscores how streaming arms of news media brands are buying local linear inventory to raise awareness of original programming. The coverage by Variety and TVNewsCheck identifies the markets and the legal backdrop but does not quote a Fox Nation spokeswoman on the ABC placements.

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The reporting also notes the series’ premiere date and the talent attached; Variety and TVNewsCheck both describe The Vow as Chris Harrison’s new dating series on Fox Nation and place its first episodes in November. The stories treat Warner Bros.’ letter as the proximate controversy prompting attention to how the promos will be distributed.

For readers tracking Fox Nation’s business and distribution strategy, the episode shows how the streaming service is using local television ad inventory to promote SVOD originals and how legacy-IP owners are reacting.

Related coverage on this site includes reporting about Fox News personalities and distribution moves such as Trace Gallagher named anchor and a separate media story about Fox News and the White House media list, which offer context on the broader Fox News Media ecosystem.

Sources

Variety — reported Fox Nation plans to place promos for The Vow on ABC stations and listed markets and premiere timing.
TVNewsCheck — republished and summarized the Variety story and noted Warner Bros.’ cease-and-desist over references to The Bachelor.

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