Re: [TV orNotTV] LOCAL... but not on DirecTV

2023-08-24 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Back in the days when TV Guide had local listings, Vermillion was served by the Nebraska Edition, which was not necessarily the best name because in addition to its namesake state, it also covered both the Sioux City (Iowa) and Sioux Falls (South Dakota) markets. > On Aug 24, 2023, at 5:20

RE: [TV orNotTV] LOCAL... but not on DirecTV

2023-08-24 Thread Brad Beam
From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mark Jeffries >When I was out-of-town a few weeks ago, I noted that the hotel TV, which was >hooked up to DirecTV, was not showing the CBS, Fox and CW affiliates for the >Quad Cities Illinois-Iowa area, which

Re: [TV orNotTV] LOCAL... but not on DirecTV

2023-08-24 Thread Jim Ellwanger
Presumably, they've decided that the same people who buy products from infomercials and shopping channels are the same people who still channel surf. (I still have DirecTV, and those channels are fine with me because they're paying to be there, which supposedly lowers everyone's bills. It's not

Re: [TV orNotTV] CNN Gets New 24/7 Channel on Max

2023-08-24 Thread Tom Wolper
The trend for cable subscriptions is only going to go down and if CNN doesn’t have a streaming presence it has no future. On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 12:38 PM Mark Jeffries wrote: > CNN Max, which starts Sept. 27 on the streamer, will contain some CNN > programs but will also include coverage from

[TV orNotTV] CNN Gets New 24/7 Channel on Max

2023-08-24 Thread Mark Jeffries
CNN Max, which starts Sept. 27 on the streamer, will contain some CNN programs but will also include coverage from CNN International (which many say is better than the U.S. version) and original coverage for Max--it should be pointed out that the infamous CNN+ that Daddy Zaslav and Chris

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: ItllBeOnTV: Subject of Sandy Bullock movie says adopted family swindled him

2023-08-24 Thread PGage
I think that background is relevant Melissa, thanks for sharing it. It’s too easy to dismiss the Tuohys as nothing but arch racists, but Melissa’s background, the film and book, and now these new revelations are consistent in hi lighting the condescension and exploitation at work here. What is

Re: [TV orNotTV] LOCAL... but not on DirecTV

2023-08-24 Thread Mark Jeffries
When I was out-of-town a few weeks ago, I noted that the hotel TV, which was hooked up to DirecTV, was not showing the CBS, Fox and CW affiliates for the Quad Cities Illinois-Iowa area, which was the broad area I was in and all owned by Nexstar, along with KTLA in LA (which seems to be DirecTV's