Operation Primetime was a syndication block of programming offered to independent stations in the 1970's by what was then called MCA (now Universal Television). It was MCA's desire to launch new television shows by having them run in first-run syndication. MCA can stand for: Maximum credible accident MCA (rapper) - A rapper in the group, The Beastie Boys Micro Channel architecture - a type of computer bus Music Corporation of America - a music booking company and record label. ... Universal Television (a. ...
OP inspired syndication models that arose in later years, such as The Disney Afternoon and the Primetime Entertainment Network (PTEN). And of course, the newly formed My Network TV. The Disney Afternoon gang. ... My Network TV (sometimes written MyNetworkTV, and unofficially abbreviated MNT or MNTV) is an upcoming television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation, which is scheduled to launch on Tuesday, September 5, 2006. ...