tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post2154840998862021540..comments2023-05-10T00:29:43.419-07:00Comments on The Clown At Midnight: Black Hole SunMr. Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319748084679909911noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-38656504284106452002015-02-16T16:48:32.307-08:002015-02-16T16:48:32.307-08:00OK, I'll rephrase. Did these people start this...OK, I'll rephrase. Did these people start this network knowing it would fail and expecting that they would become a conservative charity case if it did? Were we expected to be a bunch of marks? Mr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319748084679909911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-53837520490906592302015-02-15T18:37:07.142-08:002015-02-15T18:37:07.142-08:00I was reading on another blog that it was ridiculo...I was reading on another blog that it was ridiculous to expect mandatory carriage considering CTV and CBC had been around forever, but that's not necessarily so, CBC NewsWorld has only been around for 25 years and CTV NewsNet 17, but more telling in BC is a channel Called BC1 operated by Global (Shaw) which was only launched 1 year ago yet immediately got basic cable almost 2 full years after SNN, so SNN's complaint is valid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-76941378257777790502015-02-14T21:36:27.884-08:002015-02-14T21:36:27.884-08:00I think SNN's big mistake is they much like Ta...I think SNN's big mistake is they much like Target did assumed what works in the US will in Canada. They tried to be Fox News of the North based on insulting and degrading those who didn't share their views rather than have an intelligent debate and present the benefits of conservative ideas. While not getting part of the basic cable package may have hurt them, they also appealed to too small an audience and if you want to be in the big leagues (otherwise not a small website like Rabble.ca on the left), but a national newspaper or television, you need to appeal to a large audience and SNN basically just appealed to the hardcore conservative base which isn't on its own large enough to be profitable. Also many people like investigative journalism that investigates the issues and looks at all sides, rather than just giving one sided rants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-34128456664645938612015-02-13T22:37:43.313-08:002015-02-13T22:37:43.313-08:00I question the logic, though, of entering the TV m...I question the logic, though, of entering the TV market when you knew you needed mandatory carriage to survive. <br /><br />Mr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319748084679909911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-9482515937458516592015-02-13T22:23:14.056-08:002015-02-13T22:23:14.056-08:00My blog is pretty much all commentary and analysis...My blog is pretty much all commentary and analysis of what I hope are relevant issues instead of just what's irking me that particular day. <br /><br />Sun News could have done some quality analysis of the economy, could have put on serious roundtable discussions, could have sponsored some think tank conferences. Or they could have done sports and pop culture, like the actual Sun newspapers. <br /><br />Point being, they could have talked about stuff people actually cared about instead of just ranting. Mr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319748084679909911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-55582102804502292092015-02-13T22:05:36.004-08:002015-02-13T22:05:36.004-08:00Yeah, it's tough for conservatives in this cou...Yeah, it's tough for conservatives in this country. Which is why we need to work twice as hard. Sun News didn't. Harper had better start. Mr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319748084679909911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-75437640522015315022015-02-13T16:54:55.524-08:002015-02-13T16:54:55.524-08:00I agree you needed to use some discernment in watc...I agree you needed to use some discernment in watching, but that's the case with all news, in fact even more so on other networks, which all lead with the same stories from the same perspective. <br /><br />What I'll miss and where they were at their best was giving depth or counterpoint to stories which when looked at were either false or even lies.<br /><br />Ezra's defense of free speech will be especially missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-40608731763341064572015-02-13T15:52:32.442-08:002015-02-13T15:52:32.442-08:00"Nobody wants 24 hours of ranting."
But ..."Nobody wants 24 hours of ranting."<br />But aren't Twitter, Facebook, comment sections under media articles, and blogs -- including yours -- equally based on rants? The reality is that the political sphere is currently in total rant mode. Anyone who dares present a rational & factual counter argument to any issue is immediately dismissed as either a troll or a paid ____bot (fill in political leaning of your choice). <br /><br />IMO, SUN News failed because:<br />• It did not enjoy the same kind of exposure the other networks do, i.e. it was not carried as part of the basic cable service.<br />• Since its inception, there has been a concerted effort by the left to undermine its credibility.<br />• Its continuous rant mode grew tiresome after the novelty wore off. Commentators like Ezra Levant, who did yeoman service in covering stories the MSM chose to hide or ignore, would have been more successful, IMO, if he had toned down his rhetoric. Instead he gets entangled in legal battles which unfortunately may end up silencing him.<br />-- Gabby in QCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-2838926205570753252015-02-13T15:21:24.136-08:002015-02-13T15:21:24.136-08:00So we are left with freedom of speech...NOT...the ...So we are left with freedom of speech...NOT...the speech of the left...from CBC and Trudeau gushing and Harper bashing....how convenient...just in time for the Trudeau election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8543717098552457095.post-23285780846030221012015-02-13T13:18:24.499-08:002015-02-13T13:18:24.499-08:00Bang on!Bang on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com