COOL TV down to only 3 affiliates. What the??????

[Kenny Atkinson]

Not sure which subnet will fizzle out first, either Cool TV or RTV.

Considering that CoolTV is down to three affiliates, all owned by small, non-notable companies, I would still put my money on them.

Quickly followed by RTV.....

And hopefully after that, Live Well and ZUUS Country.

Pretty soon all the subchannel networks will wither away! Then the broadcast industry will wonder why more people aren't cutting the cord with all the wonderful choice digital offers them.

No, I think right now the marketplace is trying to sort itself out in regard to subchannel networks. Along with some failures (Tube, Cool TV, RTV, etc.) are some success stories (MeTV, Antenna TV, Bounce, This, Movies!, etc.). Over time, these channels will get better, and likely new compelling subnets will come along that are bankrolled well and don't look amateurish.

I'm surprised your saying FOX "MOVIES" is successful. It just debuted. Not Knocking you but where did you hear that?

 

[FightingIrish]

Not sure which subnet will fizzle out first, either Cool TV or RTV.

Considering that CoolTV is down to three affiliates, all owned by small, non-notable companies, I would still put my money on them.

Quickly followed by RTV.....

And hopefully after that, Live Well and ZUUS Country.

Pretty soon all the subchannel networks will wither away! Then the broadcast industry will wonder why more people aren't cutting the cord with all the wonderful choice digital offers them.

No, I think right now the marketplace is trying to sort itself out in regard to subchannel networks. Along with some failures (Tube, Cool TV, RTV, etc.) are some success stories (MeTV, Antenna TV, Bounce, This, Movies!, etc.). Over time, these channels will get better, and likely new compelling subnets will come along that are bankrolled well and don't look amateurish.

I'm surprised your saying FOX "MOVIES" is successful. It just debuted. Not Knocking you but where did you hear that?

How does one really measure success for subnets? I'll say their chances of success are good, seeing as they're on in some pretty big markets so far and have the backing of some real heavy hitters. It's a wait and see.