[BC] "Breaking News" interruptions

[Robert Meuser]

Glen Kippel wrote:

>
> I don't know the demographics of viewers of network TV -- if you have 
> some
> figures, I would love to see them.  (I'm not doubting what you said, but
> would like to see the stats.)  It is true, network news viewership is 
> in a
> state of steady decline, as all of the "Big 3" network programming.  I 
> heard
> that Nickelodeon has more viewers than CBS, but don't have the exact 
> numbers
> on that.  

 For entertainment that is far from the truth. The very best cable 
network has about one tenth the viewership of a good network show. 
Network news still attracts something better than 20 million viewers 
combined but is steadily dropping. If you look at what the networks are 
attempting, it is to get their news out via other methods in an attempt 
to stay current with technology. The future of this industry is content 
creation not transmitters and towers.

R