I believe that CBS doesn't own Showtime; Viacom spun off CBS several years
back, and unless I missed something, Showtime is a Viacom property, and
CBS
TV is a CBS, Inc. property.
There is some common ownership and overlap among the boards, but each has
a
different mission (and a fiduciary duty to shareholders.)
As long as the national cable networks don't own cable systems, and don't
pander to cable, they would seem to have an incentive called incremental
revenues and profits to attract new audiences.
Come to think of it, what incentive did national amusements have to
encourage cable networks, since they also own outdoor and indoor movie
palaces, but I might have missed them exiting from the exhibition
business.
John Willkie
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nombre de John Shutt
Enviado el: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:57 AM
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Asunto: [opendtv] Re: News: Fox Says Mandated PSAs Would Be Illegal
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From: "Steve Wilson" <stevenjwilson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
What I dont get is why the broadcasters arent out there trying to get new
customers given their new-found bandwidth. They seem to be all over
mobile broadcast, but when it comes to DTV - you just get blank stares
and
shrugged shoulders.
Because ABC/Disney owns ESPN, Fox owns Fox Sports and Fox News, NBC owns
CNBC and MSNBC, and CBS owns Showtime, and through it's parent corporation
National Amusements still has ties to all of the Viacom channels including
the MTV networks.
Given that, what incentive do the national networks have in luring viewers
away from DBS/Cable?
John
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