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...that's just for one network in one market. Similar negotiations are likely to take place in major TV markets across the country. Moonves, one of the most enthusiastic proponents of getting cable companies to pay up, has said that by 2012, he expects CBS-owned stations to garner between $200 million and $250 million in retransmission fees from the cable giants and others. Analysts at SNL Kagan estimate that such fees will bring in north of $900 million for networks this year, not insignificant, but a fraction of the $28 billion expected to be brought in by cable networks...
Meanwhile, the colorful spats between companies with plenty of broadcast capacity will continue to flare up. Fox had a similar altercation with Time Warner Cable in New York City in December, when Fox threatened to pull all its broadcast and cable channels if the cable company didn't pony up more money. As more contracts come up for renewal, more standoffs are expected - although few with such a glamorous sacrificial lamb as the Oscars at stake...
...deal of experience in indigenous land rights, negotiation in Australia, and in the economic development problems of Australian indigenous populations,” Haig said. “There will be a discussion of the parallel experiences of populations in the United States and Australia, two countries with somewhat similar indigenous histories...
...Stephen Malkmus played “Here” instead of “The Hexx” because he didn’t have his glasses on—but for the most part, the band remains stunningly unchanged. Always known for their boyish, shambling charm, they seem similar to their former selves of 10 or even 15 year ago. Bob Nastanovich still stands tambourine in hand, Malkmus’ haircut is identical, Mark Ibolds’ basslines and pigeon-like qualities remain pronounced...
Many stories like Laurie’s are unfortunately not at all fictional. In 2003, The Guardian published a story about a mother who prostituted herself in order to pay for her daughter’s schooling, as well as several other women in similar situations. In 2006, the London Times reported that an estimated one in ten students attending a university knew someone who had at some point "stripped, lapdanced or worked at massage parlours and escort agencies to support themselves." In 2008, ABC reported a rise in the rates of prostitution and drug trafficking among school children...