Observed Signal · Jul 17, 2026 · Product Launch · Source: Cord Cutters News · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Hasbro Legends free OTA network launches nationwide
Hasbro Legends launched nationwide as a free, 24-hour over-the-air television channel on July 13, 2026. A collaboration between Hasbro Entertainment and Get After It Media, the linear network delivers classic, family-friendly Hasbro series—including G.I. Joe, Transformers, Power Rangers, My Little Pony and Jem and the Holograms—largely presented in their original formats rather than modern reboots. The feed is distributed via local stations' secondary digital subchannels and is receivable with a standard digital antenna, offering ad-supported, appointment-style viewing for cord-cutters. Initial rollout lists 34 markets concentrated in mid-sized and smaller metros across the Southeast, Midwest, Great Plains and parts of the West; the channel is live on 70 affiliates covering 48.15% of U.S. television households with plans for further affiliate expansion.
Launch of a national free, ad-supported linear channel increases one-to-many ad inventory and creates new family-targeted broadcast ad opportunities, but impact is modest relative to major platform policy or technical shifts.
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- Launched as a free, 24-hour over-the-air linear TV channel on July 13, 2026.
- A collaboration between Hasbro Entertainment and Get After It Media.
- Available via local stations' secondary digital subchannels and standard digital antennas (free-to-air, ad-supported).
- Initial rollout lists 34 markets concentrated in mid-sized/smaller metros; live on 70 affiliates covering 48.15% of U.S. TV households.
- Programming emphasizes original-format, family-friendly Hasbro series such as G.I. Joe, Transformers, Power Rangers, My Little Pony and Jem and the Holograms.
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