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Post by gocardsgo on Sept 22, 2017 19:08:33 GMT -6
It's been three weeks since WTHR pulled itself off the air for ATT & DirecTV customers. Apparently it is over retransmission fees. Will the Colts Sunday night game be what finally pushes both sides to the table to get a deal done?
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Sept 24, 2017 18:58:40 GMT -6
Here's WTHR's problem: They only have channel 13 and WALV. This means they have no leverage with AT&T. If they had 50 stations across the country, they would have struck a deal by now.
Unfortunately, WTHR believes they can substantially increase their asking price. AT&T knows that the longer WTHR is off their system, the less they can charge for advertising, so it's in WTHR's best interest to get a deal done ASAP.
They'll get a deal done soon, because WTHR will lose a ton of money on the Colts game if it's not on AT&T. The market will figure it out.
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Post by 00hmh on Sept 24, 2017 19:31:42 GMT -6
Similar dispute in Columbus OH going on.
ATT involved in a lot of these retransmission disputes. More than most. They pay less than others like Comcast so it has worked. But resistance is inevitable. Not quite true local stations have no leverage, they sell rights to ATT competitors,
and it's not just Colts football in issue.
Fairly complicated economics in the business. Local stations are getting more aggressive. And ATT has thrived on growth through special intro pricing, which is expensive, and margins are not that secure w/o renewals and continued growth.
This will happen more often in future however this comes out.
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Post by gocardsgo on Sept 24, 2017 21:22:59 GMT -6
Similar dispute in Columbus OH going on. ATT involved in a lot of these retransmission disputes. More than most. They pay less than others like Comcast so it has worked. But resistance is inevitable. Not quite true local stations have no leverage, they sell rights to ATT competitors, and it's not just Colts football in issue. Fairly complicated economics in the business. Local stations are getting more aggressive. And ATT has thrived on growth through special intro pricing, which is expensive, and margins are not that secure w/o renewals and continued growth. This will happen more often in future however this comes out. I believe the Columbus channel is owned by the same people who own WTHR |
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Sept 25, 2017 6:07:24 GMT -6
Similar dispute in Columbus OH going on. ATT involved in a lot of these retransmission disputes. More than most. They pay less than others like Comcast so it has worked. But resistance is inevitable. Not quite true local stations have no leverage, they sell rights to ATT competitors, and it's not just Colts football in issue. Fairly complicated economics in the business. Local stations are getting more aggressive. And ATT has thrived on growth through special intro pricing, which is expensive, and margins are not that secure w/o renewals and continued growth. This will happen more often in future however this comes out. I believe the Columbus channel is owned by the same people who own WTHR Dispatch Media owns both stations. But that's all they own, so not as much leverage as, say, Sinclair. When you take into account the rate that people are dropping cable, AT&T has a pretty good argument that retransmission fees are too high for them to make a profit. |
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Post by 00hmh on Sept 25, 2017 6:18:12 GMT -6
No question the business is changing. But local and network content is valuable, those stations are holding out because they know that.
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Post by 00hmh on Sept 25, 2017 8:38:52 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2017 9:15:22 GMT -6
Oh yeah John Oliver and Jim Cramer, they are experts on everything. Blah, Blah, Blah...............
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Sept 25, 2017 10:13:02 GMT -6
I really don't care what Brits have to say about Americans. His opinion is irrelevant. He can bugger off. |
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Post by 00hmh on Sept 25, 2017 11:36:55 GMT -6
I think he agrees with you that the cable companies are very powerful. And Cramer is all American.
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Post by Lurkin McGurkin on Sept 25, 2017 13:23:57 GMT -6
Cramer is a lunatic.
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Post by 00hmh on Sept 25, 2017 13:39:58 GMT -6
You could be right. But not a Brit. I am not a big fan. He got into the business, made some good deals early, won big, and got out and became a guru and an "educator." And entertainer. That's America! Maybe he'll become President? |
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