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Originally Posted by 12thMan
I think the concept and the validity of Beck's following are two separate things. Beck is a savvy businessman and entertainer, quite frankly. However, his ratings were taking a serious nosedive prior to his departure from Fox and was very likely why the two sides agreed to part ways. I guess the plus for Beck is that he can now control the content and production value of his program, whereas before he was beholden to the corporate big wigs and advertisers. I guess I'm wondering had Beck had another cable TV platform courting him, would he have gone in that direction instead of GBTV. It's neither here nor there at this point.
In terms of the future of a subscription based online model, I think it's going to happen sooner than we realize. I currently have a monthly online subscription with NetFlix, which allows me to watch thousands of movies, documentaries, and TV programs from my laptop. NetFlix has a partnership with Starz, the cable network, which expires next February. I have no idea how Netflix will replace Startz on their current menu, but it's possible that Starz wants a piece of that revenue for themselves. We'll see.
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He is absolutely a entertainer, but i would say hes more of a lucky then savvy business man. I think Fox and him splitting up was equal. He proved himself and became the most popular show ever at 5pm. He wanted equity and/or a better time slot and Fox said no. He felt disrespected and decided to do this GBTV thing he had been thinking about or planning as a side project. Thats my speculation. Neither Fox or him where stupid enough to burn bridges and hes still a occasional contributor to Fox so well probably never know.
I think ratings to Glenn Beck are cyclical and dependent on whats happening politically; huge ratings leading up to 2010 historical elections, a drop off thereafter (this makes GBTV timing perfect with the major elections of 2012 around the corner). Also as i mentioned earlier he goes through phases or acts, his whole "e4" phase didnt resonate with me and a lot of others. Although after his nose dive I believe he was still one of the most popular shows of all time in the shitty 5pm slot and a top 10 show on cable news networks. I think he could have gone elsewhere, although likely under a year to year non-equity type contract. Again my speculation.
I would highly suggest getting a Roku if youre planning to keep your netflix, it makes it a lot easier and really lets you use your subscription. A lot of the newer dvd/blueray players have netflix as a option too, plus xbox and i think playstation have netflix too if you have those. I think a blueray/dvd option is the cheapest.