Chapter 703? Be Sure to Keep It Secret

The latest website: It is not difficult to open a TV station, especially a cable station in the United States, because the early cable TV network was actually just a self-constructed infrastructure in remote areas or mountainous areas with poor radio reception. Private companies or community residents raised funds to build TV towers , and then use a cable to connect the wireless broadcast and TV signals to the home, something that has existed in 1948 or 2048.

Later, some cable TV networks discovered that the subscriber resources could actually be used, so they launched their own TV channels one after another. .

This kind of situation where the whole meter is scattered and monopolized in some areas makes each TV station very complacent. It is neither eager to follow up the development of new technologies, but also rejects competition. Therefore, the positions of the three major wireless stations NBC, ABC, and CBS are very stable.

In the 1980s, the industry gradually and slowly formed some medium-power TV networks and operators such as TBS and TCI. Then John Malone, the president of TCI, known as the godfather of cable TV, was born. The integration of cable television networks and the launch of the 500-unit plan with the integrated channel resources have enabled subscribers to have so many independent choices for the first time. The brutal expansion of the low tax burden has attracted criticism and investigation led by then Senator Al Gore.

However, John Malone was unmoved. In the 1990s, facing competition from the digital satellite TV industry, he joined forces with Telegraph and Telephone Company, a telecom giant, to utilize the strong user base of established telecom operators, as well as cable laying and home installation. The team went a step further to seize the market frantically, while actively embracing digital TV technology. Finally, before the telecommunication bill was passed, it took the first step to seize the most valuable user resources, which put the cable TV industry in a favorable position in the competition. Now it is the turn of the three major wireless TV networks to plan to add cable TV stations, not vice versa. up.

Under the leadership of TCI, other cable TV operators had no choice but to follow suit. All small and medium cable TV networks and TV stations in Mimi either acquired others or were acquired by others, or were ruthlessly eliminated in the cruel competition. Sometimes it takes a little luck. For example, MC Hammer's California local station was acquired by Comcast, a new player in the cable TV industry, at a high premium at the last moment when it was about to go bankrupt after years of losses.

"Hammer, how are you doing?"

Song Ya is also thinking about Comcast. In fact, this is almost his only choice. A TV network that is bigger than theirs is not interested in a new black news station that is smaller than his. Cooperation Pointless.

Comcast moved later than TCI, and is one of the most successful imitators of John Malone. It only started to increase the intensity and frequency of acquisitions in the mid-to-late 1980s. It just completed two billion-dollar acquisitions last year and the first half of this year. The mergers and acquisitions of the above scale and some capital injections for the purpose of holding,

Only then did the number of direct users reach nearly 5 million. Adding the users of the holding company, the total scale is about 8 million.

It is also due to the fact that his family’s channel resources are definitely far inferior to TCI’s. For example, the boss Roberts has always been jealous of TCI’s BET occupying most of the black subscriber market. The black channel that bought MCHammer was also for this purpose, but Obviously, the business was a loss. After MCHammer's station was acquired by them, the number of subscribers has not increased, and the loss has been even worse.

So MC Hammer was happy with that acquisition because the timing of Comcast's offer came right after he narrowly escaped the shooting at Compton Radio, the UZI in Sinaloa, and he put it straight The two pieces of good luck were attributed to God, and they began to talk about it every day, talking about it.

"I'm fine. My mood has never been so peaceful and joyful. APLUS, you and Linda should come here often. Let me give you a passage first. The Gospel of Matthew says..."

Without further ado, he began to preach to the visiting Song Ya and Linda. This guy is a talent. He was the first hip-hop singer to own his own record company when he was a singer. Bai Guang, now that he is a believer, he is doing well. I heard that he is about to become a regular pastor in the local evangelical church.

"Yo, amen."

Anyway, this guy looks much more reliable than before, Song Ya casually dealt with it and chatted with him, and by the way, Linda asked him to help the high-level Comcast to come to the door, "You still hang out with Su Ge Knight and the others together?"

"Well, we often get together. Su Ge likes to take me and Daddy Kane around, Las Vegas. He likes Las Vegas. He often visits Mike Tyson there. They can play together."

MC Hammer should also know that Su Ge Knight enjoys the embrace of two old hip-hop singers from the east and west coasts. He is not disgusted. He also signed to Death Row Records, and he recognized them all under the eaves. The record is not in a hurry to release it, as it will pass when it is over, it is important to serve God.

"It's a good thing you didn't buy my TV station back then." He calculated with his fingers, "Otherwise I would have lost a lot..."

"It's not that APLUS didn't want to help you at that time, he really didn't want to take advantage of you." Linda helped the new boss explain to the old owner.

"I know, Linda, I sometimes regret not taking your advice..."

MC Hammer looked around at his current residence, it was still not small, but it was so shabby than his previous manor mansion that he didn't know where it was, and most of his followers disappeared, but he still couldn't get rid of them completely, But those guys should have restrained themselves quite a bit, "but on the other hand, maybe this is God's test for me..." he said.

"Yes." Song Ya nodded frequently and followed his words.

The people from Comcast came to visit on time, "Then I won't bother you, you can talk." MC Hammer left very tactfully.

"Hello, APLUS, I heard from Hammer that you also intend to open your own channel?"

Comcast's headquarters is in Philadelphia. The visitors are the branch manager in California and the senior executives of the Chicago branch. For the first time, they attach great importance to the popular singer and billionaire in front of them. "Cooperate with us, right?"

"Yes, I plan to start a new TV station, so I need your channel resources, and I plan to broadcast it on Comcast's TV network."

Song Ya didn't talk nonsense, "A+ cable news."

"Whoa, a news channel? No problem!"

The other party answered very frankly. After John Malone launched the 500-unit plan, followers like them also followed up on the number of channel resources. There are hundreds of channels. In fact, most families only order the top few. Ten, and the rest are either niche-oriented, professional-oriented channels, such as the NBC legal channel that became popular because of the Simpson case, and channels for specific regions or small sports categories, or simply some magic wands and TV promotions channel. In short, TCI has 500 units, and Comcast can't be too few, which makes them willing to accept new players with good qualifications, which is better than those bad sets that make up the numbers.

"The station's headquarters will be in Chicago."

Song Ya said to the high-level executive from Chicago, "We've dealt with each other before, right?" This person looked familiar to him.

"APLUS, I attended your engagement ceremony in Highland Park, have you forgotten?" the other party laughed.

"Oh, I remembered."

The two sides chatted in a cordial and friendly manner. At first, they thought that Song Ya was only motivated by MC Hammer's "successful experience" and wanted to join the TV industry for fun, but as the initial contact progressed, their faces gradually became serious.

"Twenty-four rolling broadcasts, a channel dedicated to serious news about African Americans?"

The eyes of the senior executive in Chicago lit up, "You plan to distribute some resources from the Inner City Broadcasting Company to Chicago, right? From Detroit? As far as I know, the Inner City Broadcasting Company does not have a station in Chicago..."

"Uh, actually, I haven't negotiated with the Inner City Broadcasting Company yet, but anyway, I am very attentive to this TV station, and the speed of making it will not be too slow." Song Ya said.

"Are you so confident?" the manager of the California branch asked, "Can you start immediately after the telecommunications bill is passed?"

"I'm not waiting for a telecom bill, I'm just getting a TV channel, and it's only on your Comcast network."

There is competition and cooperation between the current cable TV network and resource provider TV stations. For example, HBO, one of the leading cable TV stations, broadcasts on both its own TV network and Warner TV network. At the end of the 1970s, the scale was still The very small Comcast has also begun to introduce the HBO channel for its own users to subscribe to. According to Gordon's prediction, if he quits BET, Johnson will never allow his newly joined channel to also appear on the TCI TV network, so Song Ya simply signed an exclusive broadcast agreement with Comcast, so that both Obtaining a greater resource tilt from Comcast can also compete with Johnson without directly tearing his face apart.

Of course, it's too early to say that it's too early to compete with a big TV station that ranks 21st in the number of Quanmi cable subscribers, but Song Ya can feel that Johnson is obviously a little afraid of himself, so it's better not to confront him for the time being.

He smiled and said: "My new TV station complies with all the provisions of the current law. What changes will be brought about by the telecommunications bill has nothing to do with me. I don't have much ambition."

"A 24-hour serious African-American news channel..." The other party repeated again, obviously not believing that he was not ambitious.

"It's just... similar to those radio stations that care about current affairs. It's nothing more than moving the talk hosts and guests in front of the TV cameras, and then buying some domestic and foreign news reprint rights, and then blah blah blah, blah blah.

"Is there any foreign news?" Comcast people looked at each other. "Then we have to report to the headquarters. Before we came, we greeted the boss, Mr. Roberts Jr. He is very interested in you APLUS."

"Okay, okay, I only have a preliminary plan for you. If the project starts, I will definitely recruit people in the industry, so please keep it secret anyway." Song Ya asked Linda to take out the document and hand it over to the other party.

"Okay, we will reply you as soon as possible." Comcast people got up and left.

"Hammer, also keep APLUS a secret, don't tell others that we met people from Comcast."

Linda reminded the old owner when leaving the MC Hammer house.

"Don't worry, I promise God." MC Hammer solemnly beat his chest.

"APLUS? That kid went to my house a few days ago to see people from Comcast. He also wants to learn from me and set up a TV station haha."

But the next day, he drunkenly grumbled to Su Ge Knight in Las Vegas.

"Let him die..." Su Genet cursed indifferently.

Then when Su Ge Knight went to visit 2PAC in the prison the next day, he casually mentioned this matter to the other party.

And what no one knows is that 2PAC quietly made an outside pen pal in prison, who was the sister of Rashida Jones who publicly scolded him in the media, that is, Quincy Jones' eldest daughter, Kidada Jones , my ex-girlfriend, this circle is really not big...

"The APLUS you hate the most seems to want to start a TV station."

Kidada-Jones automatically ignored the words that 2PAC forbade her to disclose the contents of the letter to others, said his father at the dinner table.

"I know, that kid wants to buy the Inner City Broadcasting Company. By then, he will not only own one TV station, but of course they will all be small ones."

Quincy Jones didn't care and continued eating.

"Aren't you going to stop him?" Kidada-Jones asked.

"Let him buy it, the Inner City Broadcasting Company will make him cry."

The relationship between Quincy Jones and Dingkins and others is not bad. He actually knows the inner city broadcasting company far better than Song Ya.

"Poor old man, you will be scolded even more when APLUS owns that media."

Rashida Jones, who was listening silently, smiled, "Is that Louise's report belonged to him? In the past two years, I've caught you and Uncle Simmons and sprayed it every chance I get."

"Eat yours and don't talk about that bastard at the dinner table."

The old man wiped his mouth unhappily, dropped the napkin, returned to the study and called his old friend Russell Simmons, "Have you paid attention to the matter of APLUS and the Inner City Broadcasting Company?"

"Yes, what's the matter?" Russell Simmons asked.

"How about we make him a little trouble? At least make him pay more."

"I don't have the strength to compete with him right now..." Russell Simmons is not doing well after losing control of DefJam Records.

"Get more people? Sutton and his son will be happy to see a new competitor appear, count me in."

Quincy Jones said: "The inner city broadcasting company is still valuable. Although that kid is bad, he is not stupid. He dares to jump in. Why don't we dare? We are much more familiar with the inner city broadcasting company than he is. If If that kid took this media, we will have to wait for three days to get scolded on the news! That’s the Manhattan gang! The influence is far beyond that of the California tabloids.”

"Okay, I'll think about it and wait for my reply." Russell Simmons was also moved and hung up the phone.