Re: [TV orNotTV] Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-03 Thread Mark Jeffries
And supposedly a clause in the subscriber contract allows TWC to drop Current in the event of an ownership clause, which they seemingly were exercising (Current was on TWC's list of channels up for renewal this year that they are considering dumping anyway). Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor

Re: [TV orNotTV] Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-03 Thread Joe Hass
On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:59 PM, PGage pga...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Wesley (in Colorado) wesley.mc...@gmail.com wrote: It has been sold. Though without the consent of Time Warner Cable (are they an investor?), thus Current is being removed from TWC immediately.

Re: [TV orNotTV] Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-03 Thread Mark Jeffries
Which, of course, she'll never get because the release she signed said that the only payment would be the date and the year's supply of Rice-a-Roni. And as for the video clip there, in 1978 The Dating Game was syndicated and not on ABC. And, of course, Chuck Barris Productions does not exist and

Re: [TV orNotTV] Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-03 Thread Kevin M.
I tried applying for jobs on the Al Jazeera website, but at what I assume is the next-to-last step -- a PREVIEW button -- I get an unknown error message and it won't allow my to submit/apply. That really irritates me. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Mark Jeffries spotligh...@gmail.com wrote:

[TV orNotTV] Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-02 Thread Tom Wolper
Rather than simply use Current to distribute its English-language channel, called Al Jazeera English and based in Doha, Qatar, Al Jazeera will create a new channel based in New York, according to people with knowledge of the deal negotiations. The channel may be called Al Jazeera America. Roughly

Re: [TV orNotTV] Al Jazeera Is Said to Be Acquiring Current TV

2013-01-02 Thread Wesley (in Colorado)
It has been sold. Though without the consent of Time Warner Cable (are they an investor?), thus Current is being removed from TWC immediately. http://www.deadline.com/2013/01/al-jazeera-to-acquire-current-tv-ny-times/ -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message