<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:x-small" class="gmail_default">Consistency is not something you should expect from people.</div><div style="font-size:x-small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-size:x-small" class="gmail_default">Though I admit the inconsistency and incompetence of the current administration is impressive.  Alienating our allies and then expecting them to show up and help is just amazing.<br></div><br>Keith<br></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 12:13 PM John Clark via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM <<a href="mailto:spike@rainier66.com" target="_blank">spike@rainier66.com</a>> wrote:</span></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><i><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">> </span>T<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span>he first amendment means congress can make no laws restricting free speech.  The FCC is part of the executive branch. </i></span></blockquote><div><br></div><div><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>And the head of the executive branch has threatened<span class="gmail_default">,</span> on more than one<span class="gmail_default"></span> occasion<span class="gmail_default">, to revoke the FCC license of broadcasters if they criticize him too much. And even though you call yourself a libertarian you are fine with that because broadcasting is not as important as it once was. And that is an attitude <u>I do not understand</u>! </span></b></font></div><div><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b><span class="gmail_default"><br></span></b></font></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b>John K Clark</b></font></div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> John Clark <<a href="mailto:johnkclark@gmail.com" target="_blank">johnkclark@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>…</b></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">>…The broadcast industry in the USA <span>had </span>ad revenues last year of $33 billion<span>,</span> so it's still a pretty big deal…</span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">John K Clark<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">I asked AI about traditional broadcast ad revenue.  It opined thus:<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Traditional broadcast (linear TV) industry's advertising revenue is declining, with analysts projecting this trend to continue through 2028. While live events like sports remain strong, overall linear TV ad spending, along with local spot advertising, is facing a steady, long-term contraction as advertising budgets migrate to digital platforms. <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><img style="width: 1.0416in; height: 0.8437in;" id="m_-2313361659702445864m_3297487834894790118Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:ii_19cf8055bed4ce8e91" alt="TVREV" width="100" height="81"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">TVREV +3<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Key Trends in Broadcast Ad Revenue<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Declining Revenue: Major television companies have experienced significant, sharp, year-over-year revenue declines in 2025, with double-digit drops in some cases.<u></u><u></u></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">Long-Term Decline Forecast: Analysts predict a continuing decline for traditional TV through 2028, with core local spot revenue contracting as well.<u></u><u></u></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The Shift to Digital: Advertisers are moving budgets away from traditional linear TV, which has seen reduced ad demand and a decline in overall impressions.<u></u><u></u></span></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">The first amendment means congress can make no laws restricting free speech.  The FCC is part of the executive branch.  The Chevron decision of 2024 means that executive branch edicts are not law.  Newspapers, broadcasters, internet, anyone is free from national level laws restricting their use.  Presidents don’t make law.  Congress does.  Complain to your congressman John.<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">spike<u></u><u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">  </span></b></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div>
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