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‘ALF’ Distribution Rights Are Acquired By Shout! Factory, Which Plans New Wave Of “Pop Culture Content” Tied To 1980s Sitcom

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EXCLUSIVE: Distribution rights to ALF, the puppet-fronted sitcom that ran on NBC from 1986 to 1990 and spawned an animated series and a cult following, have been acquired by Shout!

Factory.The company, in partnership with Alien Productions, plan to bring Alf titles to digital entertainment platforms in the U.S.

Lionsgate, which previously had rights, had brokered a deal for the sitcom to stream on Fox’s ad-supported service Tubi but that agreement ended last fall.The deal was announced by Shout!

founders and CEOs Bob Emmer and Garson Foos; Alien Productions partners Paul Fusco and Brian Patchett. Gene Pao and Jeffrey Peisch, Shout’s EVP of strategy and digital and SVP of programming and new business development, respectively, also took part in the deal.ALF, per the official logline, centers on Gordon Shumway, a furry, wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family.

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