• Los Angeles Times, Friday, January 7, 2011 12:31 AM

Modern Family" co-creator and executive producer Steve Levitan hasbeen concerned that the show's exposure on the Web would hurt its long-term value and ratings. Seems that Turner Broadcasting Chief Executive Phil Kent shares some of Levitan's concerns. Kent said Turner, parent of the cable network TBS, which buys lots of sitcom reruns, pulled out of bidding for "Modern Family" for that very reason.

NBC Universal's USA Network did not share those same concerns, shelling out about $1.4 million for reruns of the show. TBS was said to have bid just over $1 million per episode for "Modern Family." Turner is already negotiating terms in its deals for reruns that limit exposure on other platforms.

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