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  1. The game was not entirely blacked out on Time Warner Cable. I watched the game live on Time Warner on Telemundo HD channel 1027. I always turn the volume down and listen to Larry McCarren on the radio, so it was like watching a normal game. Nobody needs that worthless TMJ4, it's crummy news and lineup, and their greedy stockholders who want to milk cable customers.
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  2. Of course it was. TW and TMJ are not the be all control for packer fan's. We can figure it out its no big deal...We are packer fans not stupid.
  3. So in other words, NO ONE who has TWC watches WTMJ to begin with?
  4. Who do you hate more, TWC or TMJ4?
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    • I have never had any issues with TWC, quality and customer service have always been much better than average.

      As far as TMJ, WISN, and ALL over the air stations nationwide, Congress and the FCC should make it part of their GOVERNMENT ISSUED broadcast license that they provide their signal FOR FREE to cable, satellite and Internet service providers. After all, they sell advertising, which revenues they keep themselves. The ad rates are based on viewership and since wider distribution would mean higher ratings and ad revenues, they wouldn't need the PENNIES PER CABLE SUBCRIBER they claim that that's all their charging the cable companies.

      BTW, did JS give anywhere this amount of press coverage to the WISN blackout last year? And of the coverage they had, wasn't it biased toward TWC?
    • Spin.... Nice thought, but it would not work because what you are asking for it for the Government to create two classes of TV broadcasters. The alphabet networks on one side, and the cable only networks like ESPN on the other. Cable only networks receive subscriber fees in addition to advertising revenue. Why shouldn't all networks be included? The future for the broadcast networks is the dual revenue stream. Subscriber fees for the most part are consistent, and offer a network a solid, consistent income stream. The AD market is cut throat and volatile. Anything the networks earn in AD money is gravy.
  5. Hey folks, the Journal Company WANTS MORE MONEY out of TWC hence the impasse. Failing subscription rate? Overly paid top management? Who knows. If you have carefully followed the story anywhere else but in the Journal Company's newspaper, you would find TWC is merely fending off Duane's employer's greed.
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  6. Duane Dudek proudly becomes a PR tool for the Journal Company. So much for his integrity. i wonder how the television advertisers feel about paying for commercials and having 50,000 less viewers? That is a 25% drop over last year, but that is called "strong" by Dudek? I wonder what he considers weak?
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  7. Even though I don't have Time Warner, I've still been following this somewhat closely. For the life of me, I still can't figure out which side to actually support.

    It seems like WTMJ (and all the other over-the-air networks) are trying to have it both ways, by charging the satellites/cable for retransmission of a free broadcast, but then taking advantage of the increased viewership to charge higher advertising rates.

    But meanwhile, it seems TWC is using WTMJ as a pawn in a much larger dispute they're having with the larger CBS networks around the country, and they have no interest in actually negotiating with WTMJ right now.

    I'm glad I got out of the satellite/cable racket earlier this year. I had a crystal-clear HD picture of the Packers game just with my antenna.
  8. Just goes to show Time Warner is old news. Besides Telemundo had this on last night, great way to brush up on your Spanish or turn the volume down and the radio up. Need a fix on TMJ - read the paper they both think with their left brain anyway.
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  9. Why would people watch this crap? It's preseason people!
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  10. I wonder if WTMJ had to reduce their rates for advertisers during the game....


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