A representative of the California Community Foundation op-eds in the LA Times that PBS could save itself (and get itself away from ailing stations like LA's KCET) by going the cable route funded by subscriber fees (mentioning the usual pseudo-uplift subjects and not mentioning Bravo, thank God), and not being pulled down by the failing stations:
http://articles.latimes.com/print/2010/aug/22/opinion/la-oe-shakely-kcet-20100822 However, it would seem to me that PBS as a cable network would be under more ratings pressure--and the guy mentions A&E, which means he hasn't watched *that* channel in ages. Not to mention sister channel History's increasing reliance on reality shows, under its dubious slogan "History: Made Every Day." And the aging Gotrocks of High Culture have proven that they have no interest in cable or satellite (shown by the failure record of CBS Cable and ARTS, Bravo's conversion to a basic channel and transformation after the sale to NBC to a metrosexual channel and Ovation's continual struggling) and would probably loudly protest any attempt to move PBS off of broadcast. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
