The Economics of Owning a TV Channel

The Economics of Owning a TV Channel Buying a TV channel sounds like owning a licence to print money — until you see where the money actually goes. Local stations collect retransmission fees, only to hand a huge share back to ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX. Meanwhile, cable subscribers are disappearing, streaming is taking over, and even billion-dollar sports networks have collapsed under the weight of their old business model. #TVIndustry #Broadcasting #Television #Business #Investing #Media #Economics