DirecTV and WCVB (Hearst) at odds

[Ted Larsen]

Well, I consider it "high stakes negotiation" from a business standpoint, 
but "bullying" the viewers into making panic calls to their TV providers. 
Keep the negotiations in the conference room. I think involving the 
customers is sleazy and a really cheap move.

I talked with a Time-Warner exec.here who says their customer service lines 
are clogged with abusive viewer calls. All the rep. can say," I'm sorry but 
it's out of my hands."

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <Donald_Astelle@Yahoo.com>
To: "Ted Larsen" <tlmedia@triad.rr.com>; 
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>; "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: DirecTV and WCVB (Hearst) at odds


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>> ABC is doing the same thing "bullying act" here in North Carolina...
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> Is it really "bullying"...or just a high stakes negotiation?