Comments on: Low on cash? Just ask the gummit http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/08/150-million-tv-bailout/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Horonymous http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/08/150-million-tv-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-70838 Horonymous Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:28:20 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4969#comment-70838 Global and CTV have spent huge amounts of cash buying specialty channel and othe conventional broadcast stations. Each time rpeating more of the same programming and reducing local production. The only upside of this fund is that hopefully some jobs will be saved but knowing how sneaky the big broadcasters are they'll figure a way to spend as little on staff on keep the money for themselves. Global and CTV have spent huge amounts of cash buying specialty channel and othe conventional broadcast stations. Each time rpeating more of the same programming and reducing local production.

The only upside of this fund is that hopefully some jobs will be saved but knowing how sneaky the big broadcasters are they'll figure a way to spend as little on staff on keep the money for themselves.

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