Comments on: Most misleading headline of the day… http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/ Unvarnished news & opinion on cable news Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:58:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: WHAT????????? http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66466 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:22:20 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66466 NEWS CORP......Does that meant anything to Henry????? Come on FBN Fox Business News will have more tenacles than an octopus for NEWS and especially Business. Wake up.....you sound like a Ron Paul supporter....asleep. NEWS CORP……Does that meant anything to Henry????? Come on FBN Fox Business News will have more tenacles than an octopus for NEWS and especially Business. Wake up…..you sound like a Ron Paul supporter….asleep.

]]> by: ira http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66448 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:12:28 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66448 Jim: Cable, which wants the additional bandwidth that anlaog channels consume, is also commited to digital. Jim: Cable, which wants the additional bandwidth that anlaog channels consume, is also commited to digital.

]]> by: Jim http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66442 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:21:11 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66442 Broadcast has to go digital. Cable is privately owned and can work on their own timetable. Broadcast has to go digital. Cable is privately owned and can work on their own timetable.

]]> by: Terance http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66439 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:49:07 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66439 Sure Ira, most likely they'll continue to have a basic, standard, and extended package for different price ranges. Sure Ira, most likely they’ll continue to have a basic, standard, and extended package for different price ranges.

]]> by: ira http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66437 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:41:35 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66437 Terance: We still don't know how the cable systems are going to shuffle their packages come 2/17/09 when they have to be all digital. A good guess is that the channels that are now analog will still be offered as a basic package separately from what is now available on digital tiers for extra cost. Make any sense? Terance: We still don’t know how the cable systems are going to shuffle their packages come 2/17/09 when they have to be all digital. A good guess is that the channels that are now analog will still be offered as a basic package separately from what is now available on digital tiers for extra cost.

Make any sense?

]]> by: Henry http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66434 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:26:32 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66434 I've been watching FBN since it started. I have to admit it is entertaining to watch, with useful information. They do tend to mix politcs more often than CNBC. It resembles FNC in many of their delivery methods of 'news.' But it is difficult for me to beleive that trading firms have this channel on instead of CNBC for 'hard' business news. I read a review on FNC's sat. morning business block as "Politics mixed with business news masked in a suit and tie." FBN will probably beat CNBC in ratings in the long run, but there will be very little substance to their 'business news' aspect compared to CNBC. It will blend politics and business. Actually, it is already doing that. Bottomline, I like watching FBN, but I hope I don't walk into my broker's office and he is watching it. I’ve been watching FBN since it started. I have to admit it is entertaining to watch, with useful information. They do tend to mix politcs more often than CNBC. It resembles FNC in many of their delivery methods of ‘news.’

But it is difficult for me to beleive that trading firms have this channel on instead of CNBC for ‘hard’ business news. I read a review on FNC’s sat. morning business block as

“Politics mixed with business news masked in a suit and tie.”

FBN will probably beat CNBC in ratings in the long run, but there will be very little substance to their ‘business news’ aspect compared to CNBC. It will blend politics and business. Actually, it is already doing that.

Bottomline, I like watching FBN, but I hope I don’t walk into my broker’s office and he is watching it.

]]> by: Terance http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66429 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:22:18 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66429 ^ Yes, and I fully agree its much better to get launched on an analog tier than digital at this point in time. But, my point remains, TWC didn't carry FNC for a while on any tier. ^ Yes, and I fully agree its much better to get launched on an analog tier than digital at this point in time. But, my point remains, TWC didn’t carry FNC for a while on any tier.

]]> by: Bill G http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66426 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:13:50 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66426 That's what I meant, that analog channels are available to pretty much all cable customers, digital channels are not. That’s what I meant, that analog channels are available to pretty much all cable customers, digital channels are not.

]]> by: Bill G http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66425 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:12:54 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66425 Terance, Is FNC not on an analog tier for you? Terance, Is FNC not on an analog tier for you?

]]> by: Terance http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66424 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:10:40 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66424 "available to basically every cable customer" Not on Time Warner. I have no idea when FNC showed up but my guess is in between 1998-1999. “available to basically every cable customer”

Not on Time Warner. I have no idea when FNC showed up but my guess is in between 1998-1999.

]]> by: Bill G http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66421 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:04:10 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/02/04/most-misleading-headline-of-the-day/#comment-66421 One difference I see in the CNBC vs. FBN battle that's different than the FNC vs. CNN fight is that even starting out, FNC was on the analog cable tier, available to basically every cable customer. FBN is mostly on the lower digital tier and is unavailable to 10s of millions of folks without cable boxes. That's a significant disadvantage. One difference I see in the CNBC vs. FBN battle that’s different than the FNC vs. CNN fight is that even starting out, FNC was on the analog cable tier, available to basically every cable customer. FBN is mostly on the lower digital tier and is unavailable to 10s of millions of folks without cable boxes. That’s a significant disadvantage.

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