🚀 go-pugleaf

> > They see themselves in
> > a position where, for example, they can't put M2 (an MTV channel that
> > could make them a lot of money) onto our line-up, because its space is
> > taken up with Austin Music Network, a commercial-free and
> > public-subidized channel.  They see this as bad business, and they'd
> > like to get out of this obligation, and that's what they're trying to
> > do, and the city is HELPING them.

i have a simple question. if m2 is a profitable channel, and time-warner is
looking for more profit from austin cable, why didn't they introduce that
with the history channel instead of, of all things, animal planet? just
curious...i would think with austin's reputation as some kind of music
mecca, m2 would be the easy choice in terms of expansion of both channels
and profit. at least over a channel like animal planet, anyway... 

in any case, cutting access channels and ANM reeks of pure, unadulterated
capitalist piggery. no surprise coming from a company that didn't advertise
that it owned 'austin cablevision' until it saw fit to...

i want my music videos, not jenny mccarthy's satanic leer,
joanna

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