Rusty Muck 4168 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 [ATTACH=full]4172[/ATTACH] Let's take a moment to enjoy this beautiful picture of a great news operation and tv station on the Northcoast. It's primo land on the lakefront. Sinclair can and will sell that Storer-built palace to the highest bidder and move to the transmitter site back in Amrap... err, Parma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I caught the last few seconds of it last night, but while in the middle of their 10pm newscast, FOX43 WPMT had a announcement announcing what I believe was the names of Tribune board members and also a Sinclair member or two. Very slow scroll. Maybe this has to be part of the merger. Any other Trib stations did this? -- Matt WJW did post a basic Public Notice of Sale; news89 managed to get a screenshot for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Speaking of the devil, old Boris did his editorial defending that "Terror Alert" segment, after John Oliver, in that , called it "nonsense". Video Courtesy of Boris Epshteyn's YT Page John Oliver's segment came too little, too late. You have to pay extra to watch HBO, and he attracts a niche audience. Sinclair is free-to-air and can saturate with editorials condemning Oliver in their deeply red markets where they control the information. Who is John Q. Bumpkin in rural Ohio going to believe? John Oliver - someone whom he has never watched, and dismisses outright as a liberal - or a political operative disguised as a straight-laced editorialist by his employer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Enjoy it while you can. Once the Heathens of Hunt Valley take over, that all she wrote. Speaking of the devil, old Boris did his editorial defending that "Terror Alert" segment, after John Oliver, in that , called it "nonsense". Video Courtesy of Boris Epshteyn's YT Page And now they're playing the Fox card, telling their employees not to speak to outside media. They're still going to get negative press regardless if employees speak or not. Bullshit like this is going to air on WPIX, KTLA, and WGN daily. Gag me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Bullshit like this is going to air on WPIX, KTLA, and WGN daily. Gag me. Lets be fair here... The conservative voices have not been heard in the media for almost 30 years....except for FOX news Channel.. All the networks have a bully pulpit that's mostly liberal...now that is changing. Why would one object to fairness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Lets be fair here... The conservative voices have not been heard in the media for almost 30 years....except for FOX news Channel.. All the networks have a bully pulpit that's mostly liberal...now that is changing. Why would one object to fairness? That's like comparing apples to lawn furniture. Sinclair has every right in the world to use Ailesian tactics to advance their board members' Republican agenda and criminalize Democrats. It worked for Fox News, who managed to get a sizable chunk of people to believe their stories about an untrustworthy mass media (aided in part by Dan Rather's unbelievable stupidity). But that comes at the expense of a populace who gets further divided and devoid of trust among each other. You're seeing that level of distrust already between people solely if they have a (D) or an ® next to their name. Political moderates - who should not be lumped in with those apathetic to the system or equally hyperpartisan third-party folk - are an endangered species. Outside of a precious few, they aren't speaking up and are likely afraid to say anything, lest they be drowned out among the loud noises. Tom Wilson and Ana Navarro have zero clout in their own party and are generally ignored except for public appearances and op-ed columns they write. As it stands, Republicans will hoist Sinclair up on their own petards as the localized, spiritual successor to the Ailes era of Fox News. Democrats will label Sinclair as Public Enemy #1 and will go after them. The fight will be a draw... nothing will change, and things only get worse from here. Name me a point - any point - in recorded history where that level of divisiveness and resentment between a country's populace hasn't eventually ended in outright disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 That's like comparing apples to lawn furniture. Name me a point - any point - in recorded history where that level of divisiveness and resentment between a country's populace hasn't eventually ended in outright disaster. I'm done....I made my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3066 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Speaking of Boris Epshteyn, Politico reports Bottom Line with Boris will now air nine times a week and will include interviews in addition to commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3470 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 [ATTACH=full]4172[/ATTACH] Let's take a moment to enjoy this beautiful picture of a great news operation and tv station on the Northcoast. Perhaps WJW needs to bring King Kong out of retirement to protect "the best location in the nation" from their future overlords... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvcg66b3r 97 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I caught the last few seconds of it last night, but while in the middle of their 10pm newscast, FOX43 WPMT had a announcement announcing what I believe was the names of Tribune board members and also a Sinclair member or two. Very slow scroll. Maybe this has to be part of the merger. Any other Trib stations did this? -- Matt And can anyone post YouTube links to that announcement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius22 120 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 KTXL just gave me a ticker about the deal. i couldn't screenshot it because it was very subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyNewsOpens 83 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 And can anyone post YouTube links to that announcement? Unless someone beats me to it, I can try seeing if I can catch WTTV/WXIN doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 2063 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I caught the last few seconds of it last night, but while in the middle of their 10pm newscast, FOX43 WPMT had a announcement announcing what I believe was the names of Tribune board members and also a Sinclair member or two. Very slow scroll. Maybe this has to be part of the merger. Any other Trib stations did this? -- Matt They all have to carry that notice on-air, it's required as part of the FCC disclosure of the sale (WTVJ had to when Post-Newsweek attempted and failed to buy them to duopoly with WPLG), where anyone with a stock interest in the sale is named. Going to see if WITI carries the same disclosure tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 They all have to carry that notice on-air, it's required as part of the FCC disclosure of the sale (WTVJ had to when Post-Newsweek attempted and failed to buy them to duopoly with WPLG), where anyone with a stock interest in the sale is named. Going to see if WITI carries the same disclosure tonight. Public notices have been going on for decades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUzHQLl3glw (Yes, that Neil Armstrong!) A more recent example... (Apparently News Corp. has a connection to the former Prime Minister of Spain and the former President of Colombia.) You'll also see these for license renewals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Were there public notices for stations that a resale was likely for? For example, did WSLS have a public notice for the Nexstar acquisition of Media General, even though it was pretty much a sure bet Nexstar wasn't getting their hands on that station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Were there public notices for stations that a resale was likely for? For example, did WSLS have a public notice for the Nexstar acquisition of Media General, even though it was pretty much a sure bet Nexstar wasn't getting their hands on that station? If you look at the WSLS sample, you'll see it also mentions the acquisition and Nexstar folks like Perry Sook. It probably depends on if an application is filed for the station in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Public notices have been going on for decades. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUzHQLl3glw (Yes, that Neil Armstrong!) A more recent example... (Apparently News Corp. has a connection to the former Prime Minister of Spain and the former President of Colombia.) You'll also see these for license renewals. Not a surprise with Taft Broadcasting and Neil Armstrong, simply because of the Taft family's deep roots in Ohio. (What would be surprising is if Neil also had stock in rival Cox Broadcasting or with Dispatch.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oklahomanewsman 210 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I didn't catch neither KFOR's or KOKH's public service notices and I assume that both stations in my market have aired those public notices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 920 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I saw our public notice run just before the Royals game last Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 And now some group of shareholders are asking a federal judge to block the sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 And now some group of shareholders are asking a federal judge to block the sale. If it's true then they have a pretty good argument to block. Sloppy paperwork or non-accepted accounting practices will and should shut it down. On a deal this large there is no excuse for shoddy or dishonest applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 If it's true then they have a pretty good argument to block. Sloppy paperwork or non-accepted accounting practices will and should shut it down. On a deal this large there is no excuse for shoddy or dishonest applications. What do you think the end game will be? Do they go back to square one and start the bidding process all over again, or does Sinclair pony up extra cash to shut these shareholders up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Something similar happened, when an investor filed a suit during the early part of the Gannett/Belo transaction four years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublejman69 105 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Shareholder suits are fairly typical in sales/mergers like this and they always amount to nothing. There no reason to think this one will be any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oklahomanewsman 210 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 What do you think the end game will be? Do they go back to square one and start the bidding process all over again, or does Sinclair pony up extra cash to shut these shareholders up? My question is this: If they do win and break up the merger and the bidding process starts all over again which list of companies do you think could bid for Tribune? My list would be: TEGNA (With Conflicts in Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, St. Louis, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Denver, Greensboro, Cleveland-Akron, Seattle and New Orleans. Duopolies would be formed in Portland, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Hampton Roads, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Washington, D.C.) Hearst (With Conflicts in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Oklahoma City, Des Moines, Louisville, New Orleans, Kansas City, Greensboro, Harrisburg-Lancaster, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto and Milwaukee. No new duopolies would be formed) Meredith (With Conflicts in St. Louis, Kansas City, Portland and Hartford-New Haven. Again, no new duopolies would be formed) Scripps (With conflicts in Kansas City, Denver, San Diego, Indianapolis, Cleveland-Akron and Milwaukee. Once again no new duopolies would be formed) Raycom (With conflicts in Memphis, New Orleans, Richmond-Petersburg and Cleveland-Akron) Cox Media Group (Conflicts in Memphis and Seattle-Tacoma) Nexstar (With Conflicts in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, Quad Cities, IL-IA, Indianapolis, Des Moines, Memphis, Salt Lake City, Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Hampton Roads and Richmond-Petersburg. New duopolies would be formed in Portland and Quad Cities, IL-IA) The only buyer for Tribune with ZERO conflicts would be Graham. What's your list of potential bidders for Tribune should the merger with Sinclair be broken up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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