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By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:09:32 +0000

I hope someone quipped “It ain’t the color of the ocean; it’s the motion in the ocean” at this meeting.

By: DW

DW — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:24:35 +0000

Jay, I think the “blue ocean” has changed into a searing hot cauldron.
The “creative” destruction of the broadcast network is what was wanted.
Was it needed? As the folks in Fairfield.
NBC Universal, as the old saying goes, was but a pimple on the [face] of GE. But it’s turned into something much worse – and it’s now being lanced by Comcast. Ouch.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:46:30 +0000

NBC’s local websites are a complete freakin’ joke. No actual news, and when you just want to follow a big breaking story in a big city from where I am with streaming video…somehow the bozos who run them decided that in 2010 basic video streaming is completely unneeded, but choosing that Asian carp in Lake Michigan off Chicago makes you “sad” is “new media” and “interactive”. And weather coverage, the most important feature of a television station, might as well just be a link to the local Weather Underground page for what it looks like.

Meanwhile in Milwaukee where I am, WTMJ has been an affiliate of NBC since the deep radio days. Because NBC can’t program for crap they’ve been forced to abandon their long tradition of a strong news department and go with gimmicks, cheap reporters, an annoying focus on crime stories and having to hyperbole at every opportunity that they’re “in HD”. Because that’s all they have since they can’t get any promotion during NBC primetime.

By: gary jablonski

gary jablonski — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:16:38 +0000

Of course, LX spelled ceviche correctcly. They just have that knack.

By: gary jablonski

gary jablonski — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:14:43 +0000

Well said, Jay.

You, of all people, had probably forecast from the start, that it was going to turn out this way. And you, of all people, now have a right to jump on the “I told you so” bandwagon. No surprise that you have too much class to go that route.

Now I have to log off and catch today’s “must see” edition of LX New York. I hear they’ve discovered cerviche.