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Where do you see that NewsNation is turning a good profit?

What was to be gained by blowing up WGNAmerica?

Have we known Nexstar to make smart decisions: i.e. NewsNation? No.

Let me guess, WGN 720 will be rebranded and called something like WANN for We Are [News Nation] or something equally useless.

Sure. But it's like saying calling NBC Comcast because they own them.

They are using Gari, not Warner Chappell Production Music.

So are you saying that if Fox News was subscription streaming only it would equate?

Retransmission fees are subscriptions.

Hardly anything since Fox News gets away with literally everything.

Sounds anti-journalism to me.

Looks like classic Erector Set to me.

That is true. Though, I'd argue it never was.

The difference is that KCNC doesn't have a master control at the station and the assignment desk only works for 1 station. Trying to cover news for 2 stations and hub master control for multiple stations, while Perry takes any profit from KDVR|KWGN, KXRM|KXTU, and KREX|KFQX and shovels it into the DOA NewsNation while you're not able to mean the minimum cost of living would piss anyone off. Per the KDVR article: And ironically, per another article from KDVR - https://kdvr.com/news/local/have-things-become-more-expensive-in-denver/ :

I suspect that the L3s and the flat elements were created by the inhouse team and the tired 3D stuff (which isn't tired because it's 3D, but because it brings nothing new to the table), is probably from something like videohive. No one said that Apollo was going to invest significant resources in a hub. They are a PE Firm, intent on strip-mining as many assets as possible, local stations included.

I disagree with him.

This has more to do with the latter and with the direction that studios are viewing the streaming landscape.

And it's used at KKTV as well. So, This is the Place is used across the whole state. Also it will soon be the package KDVR has used the longest. Lastly, KCNC and KUSA are the only stations in Colorado not using a Stephen Arnold Music package.

Wait. Are you saying that the mockups that you find on this forum aren't worthy of cable news!?

Yep. The viewers don't matter.

In the short of it, they want their balance sheets to show lower operating costs than revenue so it boosts interest from perspective buyers. This is what Meredith did before they sold to Gray. If debt equity is high, this other method will be the most attractive things to Wall Street. You're pointing out the single largest problem with having large-scale station ownership. They have no connection to the community they serve or local values. They only care about finances. You are right that these are part of the value of the station images with the public, but the finances are far abstracted from that. No one is looking or cares. It's all about the balance sheet at the end of the day.

Scripps is prepping a sale.

Exactly. Well, as you know in technology, acronyms have multiple meanings. Subscription Streaming Service in this context. FAST is Free Ad-supported Streaming Television.

Cable is linear... Do you mean Broadcast vs Cable? You compare Linear to OTT. You compare FAST to SSS.

Honestly, I won't be surprised and will laugh hysterically when this has consistently better ratings than News Nation.

GrayOne is the package going forward. No options. All stations will eventually use it.