[opendtv] Re: Analyst: NBC Network Is Worth 'Negative $600 Million'
- From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:33:55 -0700
And my good friend, its what you do and what you have done for many a year!
Dale
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From: "Mark A. Aitken" <maitken@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 11:37 AM
Subject: [opendtv] Re: Analyst: NBC Network Is Worth 'Negative $600 Million'
Thank you Craig. My response is the same as the opening lines of a
well known hymn "Fight the good fight with all thy might..." ;-)
Mark
On 9/28/2010 3:55 PM, Craig Birkmaier wrote:
At 1:50 PM -0400 9/28/10, Mark A. Aitken wrote:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3id8b4313a40c3bc11ca6c41e08ec56453
MAA - So, let's swing this boat around (big enough rudder and/or
ocean and you can turn even the biggest vessel...if you have the
staying power and want and promise of a desired result)....
Wow! I guess one (of many) question(s) I would have for Comcast is
"would you be willing to give the NBC network away, and to whom?" Or
perhaps a better question would be "Why should anyone believe that
you will keep the Network alive?"
Actually, I posted this after seeing Craig's statement "/.... As long
as the broadcast networks are willing to lose money on sports..../"
in the _"Shifting Online, Netflix Faces New Competition"_ thread. It
seems to me that it is most important to look at the whole picture,
not the fragments. This may change when the content side gets
somewhat more removed from the common ownership. CBS/Viacom went
through some tough times when the de-merge was done years ago, but
seemed to have gotten through. As long as the 'whole' economic
equation works for any ONE organization, losing could/can lead to
winning (I said could/can not would/will...)...
I almost made the following comments in my response to John, but this
provides even better context.
It was not long ago that radio broadcasters were giving AM radio up
for dead. The valuations for AM stations dropped through the floor
allowing some new blood to come into the industry and remake it.
As long as there are folks like Mark around, I cannot write off
broadcasting altogether. If and when the broadcast networks collapse
and OTA valuations drop through the floor - Mark might agree with me
that they already have - we could see some new thinking and new blood
come in to remake broadcasting.
The biggest asset is not the content model that drive the industry
today - THAT is dying, or at least fleeing to the MVPDs.
The biggest asset is that broadcasting is a wireless service with
beach front property. I hope Mark is still hanging in there to help
the new guys figure out how to use it more EFFECTIVELY.
Regards
Craig
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