Would You Pay For Networks Like FOX, ABC, CBS & NBC Like HBO or Showtime? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-24-2009, 12:48 AM

"[T]V can grow in the mid-single digits when you take affiliate revenue and ad revenue together..." was the pronouncement this week of Ben Swinburne, media analyst at Morgan Stanley, B&C reports.

Next year should see an increase in ad spending by 2%, Swinburne said.

He expects broadcast networks to underperform compared to cable.

"Swinburne sees a future where broadcast networks will no longer be able to invest in programming without some major improvement in retransmission fees or converting themselves into pay-TV networks," B&C wrote.

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clj2 · 07-24-2009, 12:59 AM

Nope. I barely watch them, lol, none during the day/evening...cable all the way!!

Chocoholic · 07-24-2009, 01:18 AM

Nope.

Brent88 · 07-24-2009, 01:36 AM

No way. Only time I watch is during primetime, and almost every show is online now.

comedyfreak · 07-24-2009, 08:52 AM

I wouldn't either, cable is way too expensive as it is now.

vannystice · 07-24-2009, 12:51 PM

depending on the programming i might, and if they take the sports games they play then i'd have to.

MickeyMac · 07-24-2009, 02:48 PM

I wouldnt give those networks two cents to watch their stations.

AB · 07-24-2009, 04:54 PM

I suppose I'm already paying for them since they're included in my cable package.

Tubehead · 07-25-2009, 01:19 AM

If they had station that showed classic tv or classic cartooons i might pay for it .

dawsongirl · 07-27-2009, 05:18 AM

I'd pay for CBS.

Will and Grace Fanatic · 07-27-2009, 03:27 PM

I would, i love cable but I can't do without ABC and CBS.
Another thing is i heard that broadcast networks have had talks to become part of the cable outlets. So one day all networks will probably be cable.

yankeesrj12 · 07-27-2009, 03:46 PM

I'd pay for CBS since I watch it everyday of the week. Other than that, I would not pay.

LUNCH · 10-11-2011, 02:47 PM

NO WAY.

CommonTater · 10-11-2011, 03:36 PM

I wouldn't pay for them, nothing is on worth anything.

clj2 · 10-11-2011, 04:23 PM

I'll retract my earlier statement and say I'd pay for CBS and FOX. I'd pay to get my local stations overall.

07-24-2009, 12:48 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Would You Pay For Networks Like FOX, ABC, CBS & NBC Like HBO or Showtime? "[T]V can grow in the mid-single digits when you take affiliate revenue and ad revenue together..." was the pronouncement this week of Ben Swinburne, media analyst at Morgan Stanley, B&C reports. Next year should see an increase in ad spending by 2%, Swinburne said. He expects broadcast networks to underperform compared to cable. "Swinburne sees a future where broadcast networks will no longer be able to invest in programming without some major improvement in retransmission fees or converting themselves into pay-TV networks," B&C wrote. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/art...a_Upgrades.php
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07-24-2009, 12:59 AM	#2
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	Nope. I barely watch them, lol, none during the day/evening...cable all the way!!
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07-24-2009, 01:36 AM	#4
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	No way. Only time I watch is during primetime, and almost every show is online now.
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07-24-2009, 08:52 AM	#5
comedyfreak Cheers! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 14, 2005 Location: Sunny California Posts: 11,061	I wouldn't either, cable is way too expensive as it is now.
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07-27-2009, 03:27 PM	#11
Will and Grace Fanatic be happy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 15, 2002 Location: seattle, washington Posts: 2,746	I would, i love cable but I can't do without ABC and CBS. Another thing is i heard that broadcast networks have had talks to become part of the cable outlets. So one day all networks will probably be cable.
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07-24-2009, 01:18 AM	#3
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	Nope.

07-24-2009, 12:51 PM	#6
vannystice Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2009 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 42	depending on the programming i might, and if they take the sports games they play then i'd have to.

07-24-2009, 02:48 PM	#7
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	I wouldnt give those networks two cents to watch their stations.

07-24-2009, 04:54 PM	#8
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	I suppose I'm already paying for them since they're included in my cable package.

07-25-2009, 01:19 AM	#9
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	If they had station that showed classic tv or classic cartooons i might pay for it .

07-27-2009, 05:18 AM	#10
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	I'd pay for CBS.

07-27-2009, 03:46 PM	#12
yankeesrj12 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 4,335	I'd pay for CBS since I watch it everyday of the week. Other than that, I would not pay.

10-11-2011, 02:47 PM	#13
LUNCH Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 23, 2010 Location: New York State Posts: 1,304	NO WAY.

10-11-2011, 03:36 PM	#14
CommonTater no longer a forum member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 09, 2010 Posts: 298	I wouldn't pay for them, nothing is on worth anything.
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10-11-2011, 04:23 PM	#15
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	I'll retract my earlier statement and say I'd pay for CBS and FOX. I'd pay to get my local stations overall.