[Vision2020] Time Warner Ad In Daily News

[cynthia nichols]

Tom,

Wish you hadn't chosen a Rupert Murdoch company for your TV delivery.  
Had you considered DISH network? I've had it for years and love it  
and would never switch--and am proud none of my TV $$$ goes to Rupert.

cynthia

On Aug 8, 2007, at 5:51 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> The Time-Warner-versus-KAYU argument goes back to last November (in  
> the midst of football season) when Time-Warner discontinued  
> carrying KAYU (a Fox affiliate that televises Seahawks games).   
> Prior to this “termination of services” by Time-Warner, both  
> DirectTV and Dish were anticipating an increase in sales of  
> approximately 25% to 30%.  Then Time-Warner dropped KAYU.  As a  
> result DirectTV realized an increase in sales in excess of 400% in  
> the Palouse region.
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> The decision by Time-Warner to discontinue its contract with KAYU  
> was definitely a sign of poor business acumen.
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> You see . . . When Time-Warner dropped KAYU, a television station  
> that has been televising Seattle Seahawks games for a number of  
> years, in the middle of football season in a region whose football  
> fans are virtually addicted to Seahawk football, it kinda cut into  
> their bottom line.
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>
>
> I switched over to DirectTV last November and I am glad I did.   
> Now, instead of tuning into Raider football on my computer, I get  
> to watch them lose live and in color (which seems a bit moronic  
> since Raiders colors are silver and black) thanks to DirectTV’s  
> Game Plan.
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The  
> college students are not very active in local elections (thank  
> goodness!)."
>
> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)
>
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020- 
> bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of mysticchic
> Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:29 PM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Time Warner Ad In Daily News
>
>
>
> I just finished reading the full page ad that Time Warner placed in  
> the Daily News on August 7, 2007.  I was a little shocked at what I  
> read  because the response that I recieved this morning from Rick  
> Adrycha the Director of Progamming at KAYU is just a tad bit  
> different.
>
> Here is his response to the letter I wrote him asking what the deal  
> was with fox.
>
> Dear Patty,
>
> Thanks for your email.
>
> I'm sorry but here's what's really going on:
>
> Click on link below:
>
> COEUR d'ALENE Press -- Let's Make A Deal?
>
> http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2007/01/10/business/bus01.txt
>
>
> Our contract with TW expired. We are first TV station out of the box
> locally
> to negotiate.  The FCC has ruled that cable systems must either pay
> television, or can't carry them.  We had been negotiating with TW for
> five
> months to no avail.
>
> The reality is that cable subscribers are already being charged for  
> us.
> We're just not getting the money. Do you really think subscribers  
> would
> be
> willing to pay what they are for cable if they received NONE of the
> over the
> air stations?
>
> We are compensated by other cable systems as well as by both satellite
> providers.
>
> We continue to work hard to resolve the situation. We would like to  
> get
> this
> settled today! Believe me, we are as frustrated as you.
>
> If you have additional questions please feel free to call us.
>
> Please know we are working hard to resolve this situation.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Rick
>
> Rick Andrycha
> Director of Programming &
> Broadcast Operations
> Northwest Broadcasting
>
> KAYU
>
>
>
> I do not know who to believe or what to believe,  I also wrote Time  
> Warner but at the time of this posting they had yet to respond.
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> Patty
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