From: CousinSteve@aol.com (Cousin.Steve)
Subject: Re: Attention CableVision Shoppers!
Received on Sun Mar 7 18:41:34 2010.
--- In iddiots@yahoogroups.com, "Don" wrote:
>
> Would a CV subscriber let us know exactly when they flip the ABC switch
> tonight so subscribers can see the Oscars? I've got a bet that it'll be
> + or - 10 minutes of 8pm. They'd both be foolish to lose the advertising
> bucks.
>
Don,
The only entity that loses advertising revenue (via make goods or under del=
ivered audience) would be WABC-7. While WABC wants to get paid like a cabl=
e network, they do not offer local avails back to the cable operator like a=
cable network does.
With all the nasty ads that WABC has put out there, it would be fun to see =
an ad in ADWEEK or AD AGE on Monday instructing advertisers how to apply fo=
r make good credits.
Professor Cousin.