Re: Donna gets heard - and seen! (on Nightline, of course)

[Aaron Read <aread@speakeasy.net>]

At 12:07 AM 5/29/2003, Garrett Wollman wrote:
><<On Thu, 29 May 2003 00:00:30 -0400, "Dan Billings" 
><billings@suscom-maine.net> said:
>
> > Diller was arguing that the networks should not own all the shows that they
> > show on the network.  He would like to see more independent producers
> > produced shows for the networks.  Do any of the proposed changes have
> > anything to do with that issue?
>
>There has been talk of reintroducing the fin-syn rule (primarily on
>the part of the two Democratic commissioners -- not a realistic
>possibility).
>
>-GAWollman


http://multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1990/01/mm0190_04.html
The FINancial interest and SYNdication rule.  The fin-syn rule prohibits 
networks from acquiring a financial interest in independently produced 
programs and from competing in the syndication market.



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aaron "Bishop" Read             aread@speakeasy.net
FriedBagels Consulting          AOL-IM: readaaron
http://www.friedbagels.com      Boston, MA