DirtyHarry 719 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Zeiger is the attorney, Dispatch Printing Co. Is the client. He is a very aggressive attorney. His firm is often unnecessarily aggressive as far as I'm concerned, but you have all kinds in the attorney business. His domain name says it all in my opinion: http://www.litohio.com/representative-clients.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 A part of me still longs for the super-merger of the Dispatch stations with CBC/Raleigh and/or Griffin. But it will probably be sucked into one of the major groups. IMO, those companies plus KFMB, plus WLEX (still local ownership?) plus WFMJ and whatever other mom and pops remain should merge all of their back-office stuff to give them leverage as a larger player. But keep the station ownership separate. I don't know if you could do this so. It seems like there would be too many strong-willed people with their own way of doing things. Local broadcasting appears to be doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 IMO, those companies plus KFMB, plus WLEX (still local ownership?) plus WFMJ and whatever other mom and pops remain should merge all of their back-office stuff to give them leverage as a larger player. But keep the station ownership separate. I don't know if you could do this so. It seems like there would be too many strong-willed people with their own way of doing things. Local broadcasting appears to be doomed. No. Cordillera owns them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 No. Cordillera owns them. I believe Cordillera is still a family-owned outfit. But you're correct in the sense that it's not local ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOMatrix 1295 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 This reminds of a few years ago when Saints' owner Tom Benson denied that he was selling WVUE outright to Raycom. Not too long after that, Benson forms an SSA to allow Raycom to operate WVUE as if it was one of its own stations. It wouldn't surprise me if Dispatch decides to take that unlikely route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 If Dispatch is sending FTVLive a C&D, they mean business. Scott's published far, far worse without something that threatening in response. My guess is a bunch of employees at one or both stations got spooked, especially given how Sinclair and Nexstar have taken over the media landscape--however low the possibility of either acquiring Dispatch is. It doesn't have to be libel--it just has to appear to cause harm. I've feared this kind of bully tactic could quickly become the norm in the wake of what happened to Gawker (whatever you think of the Hulk tape notwithstanding.) We need to stop speculating and citing "sources" and this thread should probably be closed. And this is why I want to be an activist in the tv industry rather than just an observer and part of it is because we're fed just as much misinformation as everyone else is. And I'm not going into detail about that, but I do agree that this thread should be closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 And this is why I want to be an activist in the tv industry rather than just an observer and part of it is because we're fed just as much misinformation as everyone else is. And I'm not going into detail about that, but I do agree that this thread should be closed! Have you considered joining The Weathermen / The Weather Underground? I bet they are looking for members... You could be the new generation of TV activist....just join them. Edit: Link deleted to protect the stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 And this is why I want to be an activist in the tv industry rather than just an observer and part of it is because we're fed just as much misinformation as everyone else is. And I'm not going into detail about that, but I do agree that this thread should be closed! Have you considered joining The Weathermen / The Weather Underground? I bet they are looking for members... You could be the new generation of TV activist....just join them. Edit: Link deleted to protect the stupid. Or the SLA like Karen Walker did: KAREN: The horrible, muffled cries of Patty Hearst from behind that closet door. Never happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Or the SLA like Karen Walker did: TANYA Lives!!!! Cin Q. Actually youtube has a few really good versions of the Compton SLA Shootout in 1974. That thing was covered live and feature some totally awesome local coverage (all live). There are a few listed. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sla+compton+shootout+1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Or the SLA like Karen Walker did:What about Patty Hearst? TANYA Lives!!!! Cin Q. Actually youtube has a few really good versions of the Compton SLA Shootout in 1974. That thing was covered live and feature some totally awesome local coverage (all live). There are a few listed. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sla+compton+shootout+1974 There's also a good amount of car chases on youtube, including the one in San Bernardino involving radical muslims (which is one of the few car chases to be televised nationally) Have you considered joining The Weathermen / The Weather Underground? I bet they are looking for members... You could be the new generation of TV activist....just join them. Edit: Link deleted to protect the stupid. They have TV activists? I thought they were some kind of militarized group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 What about Patty Hearst? There's also a good amount of car chases on youtube, including the one in San Bernardino involving radical muslims (which is one of the few car chases to be televised nationally) They have TV activists? I thought they were some kind of militarized group If they were militarized they would be called "The Army Men"...not "Weathermen"...who operate the dopplers. Not to be confused with "The Weather Girls"...who operate the rain gauges... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 If they were militarized they would be called "The Army Men"...not Weathermen...who operate the dopplers.They dont work with TV news. They work with AMS. Any other groups that have a similar goal? Damn it, now I'm off topic too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4167 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Yeah, I think we can either move this thread to Speculatron, lock it or unlock the "Where is NBC Boston Going?" thread. (kidding on the last one... sorta) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkolsen 1678 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 What about Patty Hearst? The SLA kidnapped Patty Hearst, locked her in a closet for months, she developed Stockholm syndrome, became Tanya and militant, robbed a bunch of banks, was caught sentenced for 30 years in prison until President Carter commuted her sentence. She was kidnapped from her apartment at Stanford so they could "sway" the media attention to their cause Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 The SLA kidnapped Patty Hearst, locked her in a closet for months, she developed Stockholm syndrome, became Tanya and militant, robbed a bunch of banks, was caught sentenced for 30 years in prison until President Carter commuted her sentence. She was kidnapped from her apartment at Stanford so they could "sway" the media attention to their cause ...and we didn't call them "terrorist"... They were "Cults". Ok so the SLA evolved in a nice "Green" cult...serving the community through community organizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3464 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Once Sinclair and Nexstar went on a buying spree, their influence became unstoppable. The only way to make a difference is to amass enough cash to buy them out. But with the networks and the retransmission consent dollars attached to them, it's likely a lost cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardek1995 200 Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 The SLA kidnapped Patty Hearst, locked her in a closet for months, she developed Stockholm syndrome, became Tanya and militant, robbed a bunch of banks, was caught sentenced for 30 years in prison until President Carter commuted her sentence. She was kidnapped from her apartment at Stanford so they could "sway" the media attention to their causeAt least she managed to sway the media, which is at least better than us having no sway in it (but not by much, yet still says a lot), but I dont want to get into detail on that here Once Sinclair and Nexstar went on a buying spree, their influence became unstoppable. The only way to make a difference is to amass enough cash to buy them out. But with the networks and the retransmission consent dollars attached to them, it's likely a lost cause.Their influence was already high even before they went on a buying spree. Its just that by the time they did, streaming video (netflix, amazon, hulu, etc) started to sweep the world and people really didn't care for media ownership (and still don't and maybe never have) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 719 Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 I drove by the studios today and it looks like they are doing some construction work to the exterior of the office part of the building. Looks like they are not selling after all because why would you spend money doing construction work if you were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I drove by the studios today and it looks like they are doing some construction work to the exterior of the office part of the building. Looks like they are not selling after all because why would you spend money doing construction work if you were? To make it enticing to potential buyers... The less a new company has to invest in an operation once taking over, the more enticing it is for them to purchase that asset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 920 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I drove by the studios today and it looks like they are doing some construction work to the exterior of the office part of the building. Looks like they are not selling after all because why would you spend money doing construction work if you were? To make it enticing to potential buyers... The less a new company has to invest in an operation once taking over, the more enticing it is for them to purchase that asset. We always joke that if someone is cleaning the carpets, we're going to be sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 We always joke that if someone is cleaning the carpets, we're going to be sold. They clean the carpets when Nexstar or Scrapps are buying,... You get NEW carpets if it's COX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1366 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 They clean the carpets when Nexstar or Scrapps are buying,... You get NEW carpets if it's COX. Or Tegna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Or Tegna. Tegna and COX do not belong in the same sentence together. One is a quality owner that invests in its stations--the other is an owner...looking to suck as much out of its stations as it can, while investing as little as possible. Just ask those [current and former] Gannett, errr Tegna employees that were either laid off or furloughed in the last few years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 It sounds like they went to town on the Belo stations for sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 They clean the carpets when Nexstar or Scrapps are buying,... You get NEW carpets if it's COX. And explains the amount of investment they put into WHBQ post-acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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