knew I would get a chuckle out of you Reece Jennings wrote: > Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom > situation, > > LOLLOL!!! > > Maurice Jennings > Have you or someone you know been threatened with foreclosure? > KEEP your home and Stop Foreclosure in its Tracks! > Get a Free, No Obligation Evaluation => http://www.legacyhomesavers.com > <http://www.legacyhomesavers.com/> > > > > > _____ > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Martin > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 8:50 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: Comcrap Re: [scifinoir2] It's Over for Jericho > > > > Hooray Deregulation! :P > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> aladvantage.com> wrote: Newer > subscribers have received better deals than me. Back in philly, I > was with them for years and was always discovering everybody else had > better packages. I wonder, do they offer better packages when you > mention how new subscribers have better deals and that you plan to leave > because of it? > > Since most of you (not you Maurice) are very upset by the telecom > situation, I found out the following recently. In 1996 a Telecom Act > was passed that accomplished the following: > > ~deregulated cable rates. Between 1996 and 2003, those rates have > skyrocketed, increasing by nearly 50 percent. The Act permitted the FCC > to ease cable-broadcast cross-ownership rules. Ninety percent of the top > 50 cable stations are owned by the same parent companies that own the > broadcast networks, challenging the notion that cable is any real source > of competition. > > ~The Act gave broadcasters, for free, valuable digital TV licenses that > could have brought in up to $70 billion to the federal treasury if they > had been auctioned off. The Act reduced broadcasters' accountability to > the public by extending the term of a broadcast license from five to > eight years, and made it more difficult for citizens to challenge those > license renewals. > > ~Lifted from 12 the number of local TV stations any one corporation > could own, and expanded the limit on audience reach. Together, just > five companies - Viacom, the parent of CBS, Disney, owner of ABC, News > Corp, NBC and AOL, owner of Time Warner, now control 75 percent of all > prime-time viewing. > > ~it lifted the limit on how many radio stations one company could own. - > Born from this was Clear Channel. > > One of the consequences of the 1996 Tele-Com Act has been the reduction > in female and minority ownership of media, which has also resulted in a > `decrease in women's and minority voices in news coverage. > > Astromancer wrote: > >> Comcrap....(HISSSSS!!!!) >> >> Martin <truthseeker_ <mailto:truthseeker_013%40yahoo.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > wrote: Keith, that's where Comcrap hoses us all. My new neighbors have a > package similar to the one Tracey describes, and they just signed on seven > months ago. I've been with this outfit since they bought out MediaOne. > >> KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> comcast.net wrote: i >> > don't get why your Comcast On Demand is so much more robust than mine here > in Atlanta. I can't get anything meaningful from "Boomerang" (Justice > League, for example), Nick ("Avatar") or any of the other channels. The > things you can get On Demand, i've had to get by paying for a more expensive > package > >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> aladvantage.com> > >> I've have started watching on Comcast on Demand >> >> Astromancer wrote: >> >> >>> Stupid numbers...probably not figuring out who the target audience is >>> > and, therefore, they take it out on the fans... > >>> KeithBJohnson@ <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> comcast.net wrote: I >>> > posted an e-mail the day the show was returning, then posted a follow up > asking if anyone here was watching. Only one reply, and that was from > Gymfig, who doesn't watch the show at all. Is anyone here watching it? > >>> I also have to repeat my complaint at CBS' not showing the entire series >>> > again in the weeks leading up to the return. That irritates me. I watched > the whole series, but missed the last three eps and didn't want to watch > them on my laptop. I was waiting and waiting, just *knowing* that CBS would > rerun the series again, in order to build up more interest. But they didn't. > I guess they were too busy selling it to SciFi. I don't get that strategy. > ABC did the same thing with "Lost", which is maddening. > >>> Too bad. Maybe my fantasy billionaire will pick up the show! :) >>> >>> -------------- Original message -------------- >>> From: "Justin Mohareb" <justinmohareb@ <mailto:justinmohareb%40gmail.com> >>> > gmail.com> > >>> Nuts. >>> >>> JJ Mohareb >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey >>> L. Minor) <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com> aladvantage.com> wrote: > >>> >>>> Sources: 'Jericho' To Wrap It Up >>>> >>>> >>>> By MICHAEL HINMAN >>>> Source: SyFy Portal >>>> Feb-21-2008 >>>> >>>> It looks like the "Jericho" experiment is about to come to an end. >>>> >>>> Sources have told SyFy Portal that CBS is gearing up to air the series >>>> finale version of the post-apocalyptic series on March 25, one of two >>>> endings shot that would either allow a cliffhanger going into a third >>>> season, or a proper amount of closure for "Jericho" fans who fought hard >>>> to force CBS to reconsider its previous decision to cancel the show. >>>> >>>> "There are a lot of people here who really care about what happens to >>>> 'Jericho,' and I think we all wanted to see it succeed," the source, who >>>> asked not to be identified, said. "Numbers are numbers, and [CBS] had to >>>> do what [CBS] had to do." >>>> >>>> Ratings for the first two episodes were well below even some of the >>>> worst numbers the show experienced at the end of the first season which >>>> helped prompt network officials to move toward cancellation. Although it >>>> is competing in a post-"American Idol" scheduling environment, "Jericho" >>>> struggled to compete with shows that were either in reruns, or not part >>>> of mainstream viewing habits. >>>> >>>> At the same time, audiences in key demographics of 18 to 49 -- a demo >>>> that isn't typically attracted to CBS for many of its other programmings >>>> -- were noticeably absent from the first pair of viewings from the show, >>>> and there is little chance they'll suddenly return in the coming weeks. >>>> >>>> But the decision isn't quite final yet ... network executives still have >>>> room to change their mind. >>>> >>>> "If the audience can come back to the show in the next two episodes, and >>>> I mean a lot, [CBS] may reconsider," the source said. "Fans definitely >>>> have a say, and they had a say last summer [with the 'Nuts to Jericho' >>>> campaign], but I think the final decision this time is going to come >>>> down to hard numbers, and they're just not there for 'Jericho.'" >>>> >>>> Please note that none of this has been confirmed by CBS, and should be >>>> treated as any rumor would. >>>> >>>> "Jericho" airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. >>>> >>>> http://www.syfyport <http://www.syfyportal.com/news424744.html> >>>> > al.com/news424744.html > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> >> >> >> >> "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get >> > organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man Without A > Country" > >> --------------------------------- >> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! 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