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...like any change in a business model, these new distribution formats could create big losers if they're widely embraced. Local affiliate stations are nervous. Since they sell ads on network shows, they worry that viewers will choose to buy shows rather than watch them on-air. To sidestep potential complaints, CBS has decided to sell its shows for now only in markets where it owns the local CBS station. "Some [affiliates] feel that we're wrong and that it may cannibalize the network," says CBS executive vice president Martin Franks. "We're convinced it extends and reinforces the network...
Zucker says advertisers shouldn't be nervous; VOD, he believes, will only bolster the shows on-air. "If you're busy on Tuesday night and miss an episode of The Office, here's the easiest way imaginable to catch up," he says. "Actually, by doing that, you become more hooked on the series and will likely watch it more on the network...
...They're nervous. They see the polls," Senator John McCain, who opposed the resolution, told me last week. As always, McCain has been a model of stubborn independence and utter rectitude in matters of war and peace. He has led a full-throated effort to get the Bush Administration to abjure the use of torture. But he has also made the strongest and most detailed strategic argument-most notably in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute-for a renewed effort to succeed in Iraq. He believes the war against Islamist radicalism should be the highest national priority...
...really nervous at the beginning, but once it got going, and I realized I can play with these guys, then I sort of got into a rhythm,” Housman said...
...with poise in his first collegiate game, and was able to penetrate the Vermont defense to reach the basket. He hit all eight of his free throw attempts, including four in the game’s final 40 seconds that clinched the victory. “I was really nervous at the beginning, but once it got going, and I realized I can play with these guys, then I sort of got into a rhythm,” Housman said. The Crimson jumped out to an early 6-0 lead on two layups from Goffredo and a pair of Housman...