Comments on: NBC, CBS to make second bid for Weather Channel http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/ Where TV Finds the Future Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:33:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Foxy http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-1062675 Foxy Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:58:50 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-1062675 fine by me fine by me

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-924319 Anonymous Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:01:12 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-924319 I go outside and watch the weather, maybe inside if it's cold and wet. How is weather reporting worth more than You Tube? Someone over there got the shaft. I go outside and watch the weather, maybe inside if it’s cold and wet.

How is weather reporting worth more than You Tube?

Someone over there got the shaft.

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-922106 discreet_chaos Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:07:47 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-922106 Weather Report: I agree that day-to-day, day-in and day-out the website is the crown jewel, but whenever I've lived on the Outer Banks or in another hurricane-prone area, you can tell when the storm is getting close; It's when everyone starts monitoring the Weather Channel on the the television. During those last few days, it's like no other channel even exists (except at 6 & 11, when you turn to the local guys for a different perspective) Weather Report: I agree that day-to-day, day-in and day-out the website is the crown jewel, but whenever I’ve lived on the Outer Banks or in another hurricane-prone area, you can tell when the storm is getting close; It’s when everyone starts monitoring the Weather Channel on the the television. During those last few days, it’s like no other channel even exists (except at 6 & 11, when you turn to the local guys for a different perspective)

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921796 tdc Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:56:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921796 it's fine by me... the two examples i gave for comparison also include their web properties. it’s fine by me… the two examples i gave for comparison also include their web properties.

]]> By: Weather Report http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921789 Weather Report Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:53:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921789 In terms of valuation, I'd argue that it is weather.com that is the crown jewel of this deal. TWC is no longer a cable channel with a website. It's a big, honkin highly-trafficked website that happens to come with a cable channel. In terms of valuation, I’d argue that it is weather.com that is the crown jewel of this deal. TWC is no longer a cable channel with a website.

It’s a big, honkin highly-trafficked website that happens to come with a cable channel.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921784 tdc Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:44:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921784 ok, say it sells for 1/2 that. that would still be 2 1/2x the entire market cap of all the belo tv stations, and more than the enterprise value of hearst argyle in today's market pretty damn good for a single cable channel and its web property. just a little context. ok, say it sells for 1/2 that.

that would still be 2 1/2x the entire market cap of all the belo tv stations, and more than the enterprise value of hearst argyle in today’s market

pretty damn good for a single cable channel and its web property.

just a little context.

]]> By: stickler http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921752 stickler Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:18:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/04/29/nbc-cbs-plan-to-make-second-bid-for-weather-channel/#comment-921752 Ummm... don'tcha mean 5 BILLION?? Ummm… don’tcha mean 5 BILLION??

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