Re: cbs/viacom

[Chuckigo@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/8/99 11:41:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu writes:

<< 1) The cable companies (both of them) are a big, powerful lobbying
 force -- not to mention their economic power.  They will most
 certainly resist such a trend as strongly as they can.
 
 2) Even if things pan out this way, once the networks succeed in
 inverting their financial relationship with their affiliates,
 broadcast transmission won't be a particularly profitable business to
 be in.  So, my original thesis, that it won't make financial sense to
 keep transmission and production in the same corporate house, stands >>

Garrett...

   sadly, it makes sense.  thanks for the thoughts! 

chuck igo

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