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Originally Posted by transplant99
How in the world are you coming to such a conclusion as this one?
No idea what the Canadian deals have to do with this and I simply dont understand why it has anything to do with what you are trying to discuss. They are totally seperate things. Not comparable other than combining them all to show how much revenue is created from all TV sources.
And again...since you seem to have a grasp on this, what would a fair deal have been for both sides?
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I have no idea. Like I said before, it's a deal, and therefore good enough.
A TV deal in the states, at any price, is good.
But it's hardly proof that things are succeeding or going in the right direction. If I go by the numbers given to me the reply, it only exceeds the Canadian deals by 1/8th and is locked in for 10 years.
As Canada is 1/9th the pop of the US, that's hardly a groundbreaker. There is a lot of missing equity there. So basically, a group with 1/9th the pop, is a mere 0.125 behind this GREAT BIG DEAL in terms of money. And will equal or better it very soon.
So yeah. It's good for the states. And its a move in the right direction. I have already stated both. But to use it as an argument, as Bouw and others did, as the obvious upcoming success of Phoenix and other franchises is pure silliness.
What would be better? Increasing terms for one, or double the price for two. Could they get it? I have no idea. Maybe not. But not lets make this deal out to be something it's not. It's the biggest single network deal yes. But only because your comparing a network of 333 mil, to 33 mil. And the real funny thing is, the combined 33 mil, is nearly there anyway, and will break it in a year or two.
It's like saying my dog pooped MORE in this one park, when you take him there 27 TIMES more!|