No, you aren't paying attention. Tom was whining about content owners putting the content they own on pay tv networks and taking them from broadcasting. That doesn't apply here, as the NFL, NCAA (et al), NHL, NASCAR DON"T OWN BROADCAST STATIONS OR TV NETWORKS. John Willkie -----Mensaje original----- De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En nombre de Craig Birkmaier Enviado el: Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:44 AM Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Asunto: [opendtv] Re: News: Leno Will Stay At NBC In Prime Time At 4:26 PM -0800 12/10/08, John Willkie wrote: >Are you easily confused? It seems so. > >This isn't content owners migrating content they own from free ota networks >to cable networks they own. It's -- to be clear and speak in small words -- >content licensors moving content to networks that will pay them more money >for their niche content than general-interest advertiser-supported networks. > Seems you are easily confused. ABC and ESPN are both owned by Disney. If Disney wanted to keep most live sports on ABC they could easily do so. However, by bidding more through ESPN, they accomplish two major goals: 1. They enhance the ESPN product, providing the incentive (need) for people to subscribe to cable or DSB, where they can collect about $3 per month in subscriber fees. 2. They free up inventory on ABC, where they can still draw an audience that is typically as large as for most sporting events. Regards Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.