Is Paramount a Plus if President Trump takes away CBS Broadcast License
President Elect Trump has indicated that CBS may deserve to loose their broadcast license and I have been thinking about the implications and what the possibilities are for CBS.
I will warn you in advance that my legal counsel has told me I’m nuts, but recent studies indicate things I don’t believe can happen, like the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, are indeed possible.
Here Goes.
1)?????? Spectrum and affiliates. The reality is that CBS does not only many TV broadcasts stations, but the ones they own are choice. ?So does spectrum feed the wireless network operators need for speed or does it stay with broadcaster? If it stays within broadcasting does a large affiliate like Sinclair bid on it or have it sold to them by CBS before the order goes into effect. ?On the other hand in my neck of the woods (Southeast Florida), Sinclair owns two affiliates one for CBS and another for ABC. Does Sinclair stop affiliations with CBS and either doubles down or joins another network perhaps one of the rising stars of NewsNation or Newsmax.? (Chris any thoughts) and just run reruns.
2)?????? Must Carry Rules.? Given it no longer is a broadcaster the cost of a news organization and the coverage of government (if government takes the license away why comply with broadcast regulations). That makes it that news room gets sold off to another company such as NewsNation or Newsmax again.
3)?????? Paramount Plus. Does CBS become strictly and over the top content provider and either follows Amazon lead of bringing in commercials, or keeps the all you can eat contract model like Netflix.
4)?????? Elon Musk. Here’s a thought Elon and partners buy into scenario 1 or 2 and make X a broadcast company. (Elon if you need an introduction to anyone let me know).
There is plenty of time to think about this because
-??????????? This probably goes through the FCC, once the new chair is nominated by Donald Trump (see my last post in favor of Jeff Pulver) followed by the courts
-??????????? and I am not sure Donald Trump has realized he might being doing CBS a favor.
We will see what the future holds and its fun to speculate, but if we have one foot in the future and what foot in the (coulda, woulda, shoulda) past, we land on our @$$ today.
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