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- From: mgm@clipper.ingr.com (Mike Marfell)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: PPV Olympics
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.152803.2376@clipper.ingr.com>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 15:28:03 GMT
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Intergraph Advanced Processor Division - Palo Alto, CA
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- > >>A couple of days ago the same Mike Francessa did a very funny routine wherein
- > >>he analyzed who the 5000 PPV subscribers would be. After you subtract
- > >>the friends and families of the olympic participants, the families of some
- > >>of the crew and announcers, and the advertisers and executives, he concluded
- > >>that 6 people in the entire U.S had subsribed the telecast. 6 people!!!
- > >
- > >On a more serious note, don't forget that the Olympic pay-per-view is a
- > >joint venture between NBC and Cablevision. If they lose their shirts,
- > >as most analysts expect they will, don't be too surprised to see a larger
- > >than normal increase in your monthly Cablevison bill. Without question a
- > >good part of these losses will be passed right on to the subscribers.
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- Keep in mind that if they dont lose their shirts, we'll
- have to pay for it by watching more Pay-Per-View! I mean that our
- cable company will take, say, HBO and make it PPV and pay $3-5 per
- day! Soooooo, we'll end up paying one way or another!!
-
- * I hate cable! *
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- "Just a little knowledge can be dangerous" ....Burmashave
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- Mike Marfell mgm@clipper.ingr.com
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