<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Tom,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>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.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>cynthia</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Aug 8, 2007, at 5:51 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"> <O:SMARTTAGTYPE namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <DIV class="Section1"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">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.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">The decision by Time-Warner to discontinue its contract with KAYU was definitely a sign of poor business acumen. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">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. <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">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.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><P><FONT size="2" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; color:navy">Seeya round town, <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Moscow</ST1:CITY></ST1:PLACE>.<BR> <BR> Tom Hansen<BR> <ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Moscow</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">Idaho</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE><BR> <BR> "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!)."<BR> <BR> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</SPAN></FONT><FONT color="navy"><SPAN style="color:navy"> </SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"> <HR size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT size="2" face="Tahoma"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT size="2" face="Tahoma"><SPAN style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [<A href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</A>] <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>mysticchic<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, August 07, 2007 9:29 PM<BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR> <B><SPAN style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Vision2020] Time Warner Ad In Daily News</SPAN></FONT><O:P></O:P></P> </DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"><O:P> </O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">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.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Here is his response to the letter I wrote him asking what the deal was with fox.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Dear Patty,<BR> <BR> Thanks for your email.<BR> <BR> I'm sorry but here's what's really going on:<BR> <BR> Click on link below:<BR> <BR> COEUR d'ALENE Press -- Let's Make A Deal?<BR> <BR> <A href="http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2007/01/10/business/bus01.txt" target="_blank"><FONT color="#003399"><SPAN style="color:#003399"><SPAN style="background-attachment:scroll;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y: 0%" id="lw_1186546670_0">http://www.cdapress.com/articles/2007/01/10/business/bus01.txt</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></A><BR> <BR> <BR> Our contract with TW expired. We are first TV station out of the box<BR> locally<BR> to negotiate. The <SPAN style="cursor:hand" id="lw_1186546670_1">FCC</SPAN> has ruled that cable systems must either pay<BR> television, or can't carry them. We had been negotiating with TW for<BR> five<BR> months to no avail.<BR> <BR> The reality is that cable subscribers are already being charged for us.<BR> We're just not getting the money. Do you really think subscribers would<BR> be<BR> willing to pay what they are for cable if they received NONE of the<BR> over the<BR> air stations?<BR> <BR> We are compensated by other cable systems as well as by both satellite<BR> providers. <BR> <BR> We continue to work hard to resolve the situation. We would like to get<BR> this<BR> settled today! Believe me, we are as frustrated as you. <BR> <BR> If you have additional questions please feel free to call us.<BR> <BR> Please know we are working hard to resolve this situation.<BR> <BR> Thanks again.<BR> <BR> Rick <BR> <BR> Rick Andrycha<BR> Director of Programming &<BR> Broadcast Operations<BR> Northwest Broadcasting<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">KAYU<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">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.<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt">Patty<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> <DIV><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="3" face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="font-size: 12.0pt"> <O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></P> </DIV> </DIV> </O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE></O:SMARTTAGTYPE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=======================================================</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>List services made available by First Step Internet,<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN><A href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</A><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN><A href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">=======================================================</DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>