tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post113500879847532167..comments2024-03-18T20:20:44.678-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: Multichannel News offers 'breaking' storyRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135292481577321882005-12-22T15:01:00.000-08:002005-12-22T15:01:00.000-08:00Locals don't deserve anything. They are free over ...Locals don't deserve anything. They are free over the air and get paid by selling adds. They should pay the cable companies for making their picture clearer and reaching people that would otherwise have pictures so bad they can't be seen. With network ratings dropping as bad as they are they should be thankful for must carry. As for the comment as to who to put the shame on, not much truth has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135089827593749942005-12-20T06:43:00.000-08:002005-12-20T06:43:00.000-08:00But wasn't it interesting that Cable companies wer...But wasn't it interesting that Cable companies were using Local broadcasters for promotional value when the Digital Sattelite companies first came on scence.<BR/><BR/>"You can't get locals on Sattelite" ... well ... now you can.<BR/><BR/>Why is it so difficult to accept that local broadcasters deserve some sort of compensation for providing content re-transmitted by cable companies? <BR/><BR/>IfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135074552720906982005-12-20T02:29:00.000-08:002005-12-20T02:29:00.000-08:00Say what you want about stock prices, but when it ...Say what you want about stock prices, but when it drops by more than 50% in one year--it can't be a good thing.<BR/>Second, you say all CABLE channels get paid. ESPN is not a free, over the air channel. Local television stations are not CABLE channels. Do your homework here. Locals begged for a "must carry" provision when cable went mainstream. They just wanted to make sure they were in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135059284807300932005-12-19T22:14:00.000-08:002005-12-19T22:14:00.000-08:00Stock price has very little to do with how well a ...Stock price has very little to do with how well a well a company is doing. The market if fueled by speculation. And why shouldnt a station be paid for retransmission? All cable channels are paid. ESPN raises their prices most every year and is paid a rediculous amount.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135045897164903192005-12-19T18:31:00.000-08:002005-12-19T18:31:00.000-08:00It sounds to me as if Lammer is saying that Cable ...It sounds to me as if Lammer is saying that Cable One has conceded and is paying Nexstar. <BR/>Shame on Cable One for buckling if that's the case. And if Lammer is deliberately trying to deceive the public, then Shame on Him! It will come back and bite him in the you know where!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135022762523814232005-12-19T12:06:00.000-08:002005-12-19T12:06:00.000-08:00I believe Nexstar is getting ready to battle Cable...I believe Nexstar is getting ready to battle CableVision in NW Missouri.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-1135009391548916632005-12-19T08:23:00.000-08:002005-12-19T08:23:00.000-08:00If Nexstar was in fact being paid by the cable com...If Nexstar was in fact being paid by the cable companies wouldn't their stock price reflect what Lammers describes as: <BR/>We have changed the industry," Nexstar COO Duane Lammers told Multichannel News. "We are getting paid cash from a lot of operators, so from that standpoint, it’s mission accomplished."<BR/>One year ago today their stock was selling for more than $9, today it is just over $4 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com