roundtable: Re: Sharks Cirling CPB

roundtable: Re: Sharks Cirling CPB

Re: Sharks Cirling CPB

Samuel A. Simon (ssimon@idi.net)
Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:03:45 -0500 (EST) 

Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 10:03:45 -0500 (EST)
From: "Samuel A. Simon" <ssimon@idi.net>
Subject: Re: Sharks Cirling CPB
To: roundtable@cni.org
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     On the issue of the role of RHC's and cable, it is my 
understanding that Pressler basically jumped the gun on an underlying 
idea that he has, and then basically "mis-spoke."   This is not from 
any truly "inside" information, but more from reading and then talking 
to a few folks.

     The Pressler/Republica agenda seems to be to try and "privatize" 
CPB by creating some form of private, quais-governmental entity that 
would eventually be totally private....but does not necessarily have to 
change its mission.  One variation on that would be for a set of 
corporations to pony up the equivalent of the Government contribution 
and in return have seats on the CPB board, and perhaps involvement in 
other entitites.  

     I am NOT defending it, but it would be useful to understand what 
they are thinking.  Of coiurse,t here are a number of people who simply 
want to eliminate CPB/PBS etc.  In any case, my understanding is that 
Pressler was trying to figure out someway to move CPB/PBS to a privately 
funded enterprise, with essentially its current mission.

Sam

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On Tue, 24 Jan 1995, Terry Dugas 813-598-9737 wrote:
> 
> Cross posted to PTV-SERV, PTV-DCOM, P-PALS, Roundtable
> 
> According to an AP story, Jones Intercable has offered to take over the 
> programming assets of PBS.  PBS programming would then be syndicated to 
> commercial TV and cable networks.  "We would run it just like a 
> commercial syndicator and sell to other markets" said Glenn Jones.
> 
> In addition, the educational aspects of PBS would be absorbed by the 
> Jones Education Network (which includes Mind Extension U.)
> 
> ****
> 
> I suppose we would then auction our licenses off to the highest bidder 
> to reduce the national debt.  :-(
> 
> Terry Dugas
> WSFP-TV
> Too depressed to be funny this AM.
> DUGAST@MAIL.FIRN.EDU

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