[opendtv] Re: --FCC OKs WiFi between TV channels
- From: "John Willkie" <jmwillkie@xxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 08:52:30 -0700
I'm sorry. Could you detail the cable companies in the U.S. that are
profitable? Please don't use press releases: one can only trust SEC
filings.
John Willkie
P.S. Oh, you were reaching for low-hanging fruit? Like that the cable news
operations are profitable? Who cares? Virtually EVERY TV commercial TV
station is profitable, not A SINGLE CABLE SYSTEM IN THE HISTORY OF THE US
HAS EVER BEEN PROFITABLE.
-----Original Message-----
From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 7:31 AM
To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [opendtv] Re: --FCC OKs WiFi between TV channels
At 5:34 PM -0700 5/24/04, John Willkie wrote:
>cable systems can brag about low-budget news
>operations in their headquarters cities, paid for by subscriber revenues
>from around the country. And, they aren't profitable.
Are you certain about this?
I know for a fact that many are profitable. More important, they are
being built out in most of the top 50 TV markets. And the only access
that they have to subscriber revenues is the monthly subscriber fee
that they might collect from the cable system, which is no different
than any other cable channel. Many of these local news channels are
not even affiliated with the cable franchisee in the area; some -
like in Orlando - are being developed by partnerships between local
broadcasters and newspapers.
Regards
Craig
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