Don't Make CSPAN Angry
Via dcrtv... A spokesman for C-Span is whining that Comcast is putting MASN2 on CSPAN2's channel when there are Nats and Orioles games on at the same time.
Shouldn't those Senators actually be legislatin' instead of watching others legislatin' on TV? They've got closed-circuit TV in the buildings, so the only way this would effect them is if they were off in their VA homes, desperately waiting for the latest BookTV interview with Joyce Carol Oates. Cry me a river.
Besides, these are all patriotic Americans, right? And what patriotic American wouldn't prefer Baseball to an endless quorum call (set to the soothing tones of public domain orchestrations). Perhaps that should be a litmus test, to find out which of those Godless Commies we need to root out of our political system. So tell me, Senator: Do you or do you not support baseball? We'll be watching.
"At C-SPAN, we are not very happy that in this market -- the home of all of the staffers and senators and everyone who uses C-SPAN's programming for their livelihood and their special interests -- we are not very happy about going off in this market, particularly for baseball games," C-SPAN vice president of affiliate relations Peter Kiley"
Shouldn't those Senators actually be legislatin' instead of watching others legislatin' on TV? They've got closed-circuit TV in the buildings, so the only way this would effect them is if they were off in their VA homes, desperately waiting for the latest BookTV interview with Joyce Carol Oates. Cry me a river.
Besides, these are all patriotic Americans, right? And what patriotic American wouldn't prefer Baseball to an endless quorum call (set to the soothing tones of public domain orchestrations). Perhaps that should be a litmus test, to find out which of those Godless Commies we need to root out of our political system. So tell me, Senator: Do you or do you not support baseball? We'll be watching.
posted by Chris Needham at
9:48 AM
4 Comments:
I was surprised to find CSPAN2, Book-TV, co-opted by an exhibition game today. I am an Orioles and NATs fan and glad to be able to see both BUT see no reason that either CSPAN station has to be taken off. Naturally, it is the non-commercial content that gets the axe.
Personally, I find it valuable to be able to watch Congressional committee meetings and hearings as a sort of check on the accuracy and neutrality of news reports. So far, it doesn't appear that Comcast plans to pre-empt this programming. But I also find Book-TV programming valuable and don't wish to sacrifice it either.
So I choose to whine for baseball and for public interest TV. If Comcast can't manage to do it, perhaps someone else can. Oh, gee. I think maybe Verizon FIOS already does.
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SRCitizen, at 3/31/2007 4:04 PM
Agreed - BookTV is a uniquely informative program - the folks at Cox Cable are misunderestimating the IQ of their market.
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Anonymous, at 4/01/2007 4:08 PM
No hard feelings. It's all about ad revenue. That's what made, & continues to make, America great.
Comcast & baseball, 1; Books & authors, 0.
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Unknown, at 4/08/2007 5:32 PM
drawho, you are right - it's about selling (sports programs, ads) - but America may not be great for much longer.
Asian countries are breathing down our lazy necks and attached empty craniums, and their citizens learn while ours fall behind.
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Anonymous, at 4/08/2007 7:18 PM
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