Jess 1110 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 ok can we please stop with the sinclair conspiracies please? TVNT is becoming a parody of itself any time someone says "station for sale". I don't think Sinclair's strategy is to take over a large group of top market stations. I don't think any one buyer would buy all the ABC O&O's in one piece. I don't think anyone could afford them all. This. Please. Has Sinclair even DONE anything to the stations it's bought yet? As in, tangible, negative changes to the presentation and content of the news? The ex-Four Points stations still look pretty nice compared to legacy Sinclair stations. We're justifiably leery of these acquisitions because of what Sinclair was. But I don't know if that's necessarily what Sinclair now is. The company tripled in size. That in itself means that SBGI is a lot different now than it was in the days of News Central. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My prediction (pure speculation): If ABC goes up for sale AT&T will buy them. Now you may say, "that's absurd". But it may not be as far fetched as you think. Bell owns CTV in Canada. Comcast owns NBC. I think it could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My prediction (pure speculation): If ABC goes up for sale AT&T will buy them. Now you may say, "that's absurd". But it may not be as far fetched as you think. Bell owns CTV in Canada. Comcast owns NBC. I think it could work. Both start with the letter A. SYNERGY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry 718 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My prediction (pure speculation): If ABC goes up for sale AT&T will buy them. Now you may say, "that's absurd". But it may not be as far fetched as you think. Bell owns CTV in Canada. Comcast owns NBC. I think it could work. I know that was intended to be jokey, but this actually almost makes sense. Too bad most of them are VHF-ers, though. If they were on UHF frequencies, AT&T could always shut them down for the spectrum and convert the IP to a cable only channel ... maybe even going to LPTV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronQ 259 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My prediction (pure speculation): If ABC goes up for sale AT&T will buy them. Now you may say, "that's absurd". But it may not be as far fetched as you think. Bell owns CTV in Canada. Comcast owns NBC. I think it could work. And Bell and ESPN (under a joint venture "CTV Speciality, Inc.") own TSN as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4157 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 My prediction (pure speculation): If ABC goes up for sale AT&T will buy them. Now you may say, "that's absurd". But it may not be as far fetched as you think. Bell owns CTV in Canada. Comcast owns NBC. I think it could work. And then it comes full circle. WNBC can be traced back to when the original AT&T built and signed on WEAF in 1922. ABC's infancy as NBC Blue Radio was a joint venture between Westinghouse, RCA and Western Union. It's kind of interesting, because Bell controls CTV and CTV two (the former A Channel, a secondary network not unlike the CW, but with better branding and approach) has a Cumulus-sized stable of radio stations, and a boatload of cable channels and specialty networks. Their long distance and cable services are almost at the bottom of the totem pole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Bell doesn't offer cable; they offer a fiber-optic service similar to U-verse, and a Echostar-based satellite TV service (it was first called Dish Network Canada, then ExpressVu, now it's just Bell TV). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 So what began as our own weak speculation re: Sinclair and the O&O's seems to be gaining traction now? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 So let's here it from the horse's mouth. As Disney's head man Bob Iger talked to the B&C about the talks on the carriage agreement between Disney & DISH Network, Iger addressed questions about the possible sale of the ABC O&Os. As he called those reports "Complete Speculation". Iger said the stations "have been good assets for us. They're run extremely well." He said "we don't comment on mergers and acquisitions, but I don't think it would be wise to conclude these assets are on the market." As of now, I have strong doubt that Iger would be dumb enough to sell the ABC O&Os or breaking the stations away from the network. As I've said, the O&O group is one of the healtiest groups in the country, and I don't think any other firm would top what ABC has done. It would be a suicide move if the network breaks away from the stations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localnewswatch 6 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 So let's here it from the horse's mouth. As Disney's head man Bob Iger talked to the B&C about the talks on the carriage agreement between Disney & DISH Network, Iger addressed questions about the possible sale of the ABC O&Os. As he called those reports "Complete Speculation". As of now, I have strong doubt that Iger would be dumb enough to sell the ABC O&Os or breaking the stations away from the network. As I've said, the O&O group is one of the healtiest groups in the country, and I don't think any other firm would top what ABC has done. It would be a suicide move if the network breaks away from the stations. He didn't say no, either, which worries me. If it was "pure speculation," wouldn't he be happy to refute them completely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 He didn't say no, either, which worries me. If it was "pure speculation," wouldn't he be happy to refute them completely? It's no secret that the possibility has been discussed. In that regard, he'd look like a total liar if he denied it, even if it's not being explored at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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